Lawns might be the most popular, but they are not the only ground cover available. Here are the 25 best ground cover plants ...

Creeping thyme Thymus spp.: A perennial evergreen culinary herb ground cover for full sun. Grows 3 to 12 inches and spreads easily. Tiny star-like flowers bloom throughout the spring and summer in ...

And, over time, perennial ground covers take less maintenance than grass and are less costly. Most ground covers are perennials but there are some shrubs that serve this purpose too.

Ground covers may be small, but their impact is big. With thoughtful selection, they’ll reduce your maintenance load, support pollinators, and beautify your garden from the ground up.

Wandering aimlessly through the garden center the other day (an occupational hazard), I came across a section called Ground Covers. The plant benches were full of the usual suspects: vinca ...

A: We agree and try to keep all the bare soil covered. Probably the most efficient sort of ground covers are the perennial ones. Since you have the dormant parts of the plant, even after frost, to ...

A: The ground cover in question is a perennial plant called creeping phlox (Phlox stolonifera). It comes in pink, purple, white and a few bi-colors. It is stunning when in bloom, but not overly ...