Ground Cover
Ground cover plants deserve a place of their own. These versatile plants add appeal to nearly any garden design - in the garden itself, along hillsides, or in containers. There are many types of ground cover available, so finding one that fits your needs should be easy. But their spreading nature can quickly get out of hand if proper selection or ground cover care is not taken. That said, we can help put these worries at ease. Keep reading to learn what types of ground cover plants are suitable for growing in your region and how to care for them.
Ground Cover
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Top 10 Flowering Ground Covers
Here’s a short list of 10 of our favorite flowering ground covers (plus one additional honorable mention) for you to consider:
By Amy Draiss Last updated
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English Ivy Alternatives – Grow These Native Plants Instead
English ivy is invasive in the US. Click here for some beautiful native alternatives you can grow instead.
By Mary Ellen Ellis Published
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How To Control Weeds In Groundcover Areas Of The Garden
Click here for tips on controlling weeds in groundcover garden areas.
By Bonnie L. Grant Published
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Best Groundcover Plants To Prevent Weeds
Click here to find out the best types of groundcovers to prevent and choke out weeds.
By Susan Albert Published
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Creeping Phlox Planting Instructions: Tips For Growing Creeping Phlox
Creeping phlox produces a colorful spring carpet of soft pastel hues. Little expert knowledge is needed on how to plant and care for creeping phlox. That being said, this article can help with its cultivation.
By Bonnie L. Grant Last updated
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False Rockcress Plants: Learn How To Grow Aubrieta Groundcover
Aubrieta groundcover is remarkably drought tolerant once established and can handle the harsh heat of a full sun rockery. For some tips on the care of Aubrieta and how to use this magical little plant in the garden, click the article that follows.
By Bonnie L. Grant Last updated
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Saxifraga Plant Care - Tips For Growing Rockfoil Flowers
Saxifraga is a genus of plants found almost everywhere on earth. A very common and easy-to-grow variety is rockfoil. Information on how to grow rockfoil plants can be found in this article.
By Bonnie L. Grant Last updated
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What Is A Mexican Heather Plant: Tips On Growing Mexican Heather Plants
Mexican heather is highly attractive to butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. Although it is a fantastic groundcover, it also performs well in containers or hanging baskets. Click this article to learn about growing Mexican heather in your garden.
By Mary H. Dyer Last updated
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Snow In Summer Plant Care – Reasons For No Flowers On Snow In Summer Plant
If you have no flowers on snow in summer plant, you might just need to fertilize or consider a site change to optimize the plant's lighting and soil needs. Find out more about non-flowering snow in summer plants in this article.
By Bonnie L. Grant Last updated
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Houittuynia Plant Growing: How To Grow Chameleon Groundcover In The Garden
Growing chameleon plants are a colorful ground cover that is adaptable to many areas and can be useful in the landscape. Get information on the care of chameleon ground cover in this article.
By Becca Badgett Last updated
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Treating Volutella Blight On Pachysandra: What Is Pachysandra Volutella Blight
When pachysandra is stressed by too much water on its leaves or too little water to drink, it is prone to certain infectious diseases, including pachysandra Volutella blight. For more information about this disease and treatment, click here.
By Teo Spengler Last updated
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Lithodora Trimming: When And How To Prune Lithodora Plants
Lithodora requires little maintenance to thrive. Beyond consistent schedules of irrigation and fertilization, learning to properly trim and prune lithodora plants will help to ensure healthy plants for many seasons to come. Click here for tips on how to prune lithodora plants.
By Tonya Barnett Last updated
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What Is Lithodora – Learn About The Care Of Lithodora In Gardens
What is Lithodora? Botanically known as Lithodora diffusa, this plant is a hardy ground cover that produces masses of tiny, intensely blue, star-shaped flowers. What to know more about growing Lithodora ground cover? Click the following article.
By Mary H. Dyer Last updated
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Splitting Liriope Roots – Learn How To Divide A Liriope Plant
Tolerant to both heat and humidity, lilyturf only requires minimal maintenance to continue to thrive. So what about liriope plant division? Does this plant need to be divided and, if so, how and when? Click this article for the answers to these questions.
By Tonya Barnett Last updated
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Lilyturf Cold Tolerance: How To Care For Liriope In Winter
Though evergreen, liriope in winter will naturally enter into a stage of dormancy in which growth of the plant foliage ceases. For the best results, homeowners will need to begin the process of winterizing liriope plants. Learn more in this article.
By Tonya Barnett Last updated
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English Ivy Pruning: Tips On How And When To Trim Ivy Plants
Whether English ivy is grown indoors or out, this fast-growing plant benefits from an occasional trim to stimulate new growth, improve air circulation, and keep the vine within boundaries and looking its best. Learn more in this article.
By Mary H. Dyer Last updated
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Tips For How To Kill English Ivy
The same traits that make English ivy a wonderful ground cover can also make it a pain to remove from your yard. Removing ivy can be a difficult task, but not an impossible one. This article will help.
By Heather Rhoades Last updated