Ground Cover Plants
Weve also made sure to include options for light moderate and heavily trafficked areas of your yard.
Ground cover plants. They also help you reduce maintenance by suppressing weeds and eliminating mowing when you use them to replace grass. These low growing perennials include good choices for both sunny areas and darker spots weve got tons of ideas for shade perennials here as well. Ground cover plants can add visual interest to the often neglected areas of a garden but dont be fooled theyre more than just a pretty face. After several years when these sun loving ground cover plants are fully established they can stand 8 inches tall and become a wonderful perennial.
Our top 5 ground cover plants. Pachysandra terminalis variegata agm. It starts to bloom prolifically from mid spring sweet woodruff leaves also release fragrance when crushed. Growing only about 3 inches tall this plant spreads over time crowding out weeds and thus reducing maintenance further.
While grass is typically the best way to. A beautiful and bold ground cover plant dragons blood loves the sun. It boasts a beautiful deep red color and the more sun it absorbs more brilliant color it will develop. Creeping thyme also known as mother of thyme or wild thyme is a creeping woody stemmed perennial that is a favorite plant to use for a low maintenance ground cover serving as a filler between garden stepping stones.
Ground cover plants are all around problem solvers. This perennial ground cover withstands dry conditions and is on the list of low maintenance bedding plants. They retain moisture control erosion and provide habitat for pollinators like bees and butterflies. Then we suggest considering an oft used but sometimes overlooked category of greenery.
Grows best in part shade to full shade and on well drained soil this plant can grow up to a height of only 8 10 inches when in bloom. Low growing plants also enrich and help your soil to retain moisture. Sweet woodruff is an excellent ground cover if you want to add fragrance to your garden.