Flowers of miniature Thyme (Thymus serpyllum 'Minor') as ground cover in a gravel garden. - Fotolinchen/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Whether it's the hottest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flowering ground covers in a container garden - Baoyan Zeng/Getty Images While creeping and spreading plants make beautiful ground ...

Golden ragwort (Packera aurea) is a great shade-tolerant ground cover you can grow in winter. It's cold hardy in zones 3 through 8. It spreads out quickly by rhizomes to form a dense mat, just like ...

Clay soil can pose challenges for many gardeners, but that doesn't mean you have to settle for a lackluster landscape. If you have clayey soils, adding one or more of these ground cover plants for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hummingbird with white breast and long beak perched on a mossy branch. - Jiri Vlach/Shutterstock Hummingbirds are not only ...

Japanese painted ferns are among the most beautiful ferns and can be used as a ground cover, possibly mixed with Lenten roses Dean Fosdick AP File Photo Practically everybody’s got one. You know, that ...

These buds bloom quickly and thrive with little care.

'To reduce weeding, ground cover is essential,' explains garden expert and author Sarah Raven. 'Plants like Alchemilla mollis ...

For container gardening, consider the “spiller” plant, the one that grows over the edge of the pot and, ideally, hangs down ...

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 ...