A carpet of ground cover plants will cover unsightly bare soil and help suppress weeds with little maintenance ...

Wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum) is an evergreen ground cover that spreads low and stays compact, growing just 2 to 3 inches tall and 3 to 12 inches wide. Its tiny leaves create a dense, soft mat that ...

Steep slopes present a challenge in the garden, both in the initial planning stages and in relation to ongoing maintenance.

Looking for a beautiful, hardy ground cover that's easy to care for? Bearberry, also called kinnickinnick, stays green year-round and has delicate, little white flowers that bloom in spring. Those ...

Ground covers are heroes in the garden—they prevent weeds, control erosion, and protect the roots of neighboring plants. Plus, these low-maintenance plants are often grown as a sustainable alternative ...

Find the best ground cover plants that blanket the garden with color and texture. Grow ground covers for shade, drought, ...

"Black Scallop" has round, shiny midnight-purple foliage. Epimedium is an easy evergreen to semi-evergreen ground cover that grows in full to partial shade, even in the dry shade under a mature shade ...

They’re not the tallest plants in the forest, the brightest nor the showiest, yet groups of tiny ground covers still stop Elyse Jurgen on hikes. She snapped a photo in Lancaster County Park of a mix ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In the garden, fast-growing ground covers still deliver a dual purpose. They help tame weeds, retain soil ...

And they're really low-maintenance!

Ground cover plants serve many purposes. Yes, they can work simply as handy cover-ups for unsightly - and unstable - areas: a steep dry bank, perhaps, where the earth is constantly being blown away.

Weeding is one of the most thankless jobs in the garden, but planting these ground cover flowers can reduce it to just once a ...