Ground Cover

Golden star plants produce an abundance of bright, yellow-gold flowers from spring until autumn. They are ideal for an area that needs a continuous, uniform ground cover. Learn more in this article.

By Jackie Carroll

Fir clubmosses are tiny evergreens that look like little conifers. These ancient plants have an interesting past. Read this article to find out more about the fir clubmoss plant, where it grows and what it looks like. Click here.

By Jackie Carroll

Groundcovers in your bed or border offer a finished appearance. Read on for groundcovers for part sun and shade conditions.

By Becca Badgett

Adding fragrant groundcover plants to a special nook in the garden or a walkway can add a punch of “wow” when passersby catch the aroma. Click for more.

By Susan Albert

Creeping crosswort is a beautiful flowering groundcover, but it can have its issues, too. Click to learn more about this plant.

By Tonya Barnett

In some places dichondra is seen as a weed. In other places, it is valued as an attractive ground cover or even a substitute for a small lawn area. Find out more about how to grow dichondra ground cover here.

By Susan Patterson

Crinkle-leaf creeper, also commonly known as creeping raspberry, is an excellent example of that durability and versatility. It is perfect for difficult sites and produces a mat of attractive foliage with unmatchable resistance to many pests and diseases. Learn more here.

By Bonnie L. Grant

Unless you specifically want it as groundcover in a spot where nothing else grows, you should work on controlling creeping jenny as soon as you spot it. Learn more about how to get rid of creeping jenny in the garden with tips from this article.

By Liz Baessler

Mazus ground cover is a tiny perennial plant, growing only two inches tall. It forms a dense mat of foliage that stays green throughout spring and summer, and well into fall. In the summer, it is dotted with tiny blue flowers. Learn to grow mazus in this article.

By Jackie Carroll

Creeping phlox cuttings root after a few months, readily providing new plants almost effortlessly. Timing is everything when taking creeping phlox cuttings. Learn how to take cuttings from creeping phlox and when to do it for maximum success here.

By Bonnie L. Grant

Do you want to grow your own lucky 4-leaf clover as a houseplant? Although these grow rampantly outdoors, it is possible to grow clover in a container indoors provided that you give them the conditions it likes. Learn what those are in this article.

By Raffaele Di Lallo

Groundcover plants for sunny locations perform a variety of functions. Need some suggestions? Click here for full sun groundcover plants.

By Bonnie L. Grant

Bishop's weed plant may be just the thing for tough areas with poor soil or excessive shade; it will grow where most plants are doomed to fail. That being said, a snow on the mountain losing color can be alarming. Click here to learn more.

By Mary H. Dyer

Both creeping phlox and tall garden phlox are favorites in flower beds. Unfortunately, both types can be prone to diseases and pests that can discourage gardeners from growing the charming plants. In this article, we will discuss reasons for phlox yellowing and drying out.

By Darcy Larum

Blue porterweed is a low growing south Florida native that produces small blue flowers nearly year round and is an excellent choice for attracting pollinators. It's also great as a groundcover. Learn more about using blue porterweed for ground coverage here.

By Liz Baessler