Care requirements: Full sun to partial shade; tolerates various soils ...

This guide shares 25 flowering ground covers such as creeping phlox, creeping thyme, ajuga, sweet woodruff, ice plant, ...

Butterflies are colorful, delicate, and graceful creatures that bring beauty to the world. They are also exciting to watch as ...

My favorite ground cover for sloping areas in full sun is Snow-in-Summer (Cerastium tomentosum). Creeping Potentilla, Utah Sedum, and Sweet Woodruff will also do well on sloping areas in sun or shade.

As its name implies, trailing lavender lantana is not shrub-like like the others. It’s more of a sprawling ground cover. Its leaves and stems are much smaller.

For a ground cover with blooms and a pleasant fragrance, try lavender cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus), which features silvery foliage and yellow flowers, and has a pleasant, herbal scent. If ...

If you love aromatic ground covers, creeping thyme will be a splendid addition to your landscaping. Zones: 4 to 9. Size: 6 inches tall x 18 inches wide. Care requirements: Full sun; well-drained soil.

While creeping thyme is fairly tolerant to many conditions, that doesn't mean you can abandon care of it all together. To ensure success, avoid these mistakes.

I think of creeping juniper as kind of a ‘throw away’ ground cover, over used by builders on slopes to prevent erosion. But it’s tough, cheap and covers a lot of ground.

Creeping Phlox. Many ground covers are named "creepers," and phlox is one for somebody who wants color and flower blooms instead of greenery. This version of phlox grows reasonably quickly, ...