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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How To Stop Chameleon Plants: Learn About Killing Chameleon Plants
With their pretty lavender-tinged, heart-shaped leaves, there is very little that can stop chameleon plants from spreading. A few tips may help.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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English Ivy: Complete Plant Care & Growing Guide
Lush English ivy is beautiful clinging to old buildings and creeping up fences, but it can be aggressive and invasive. You might love it more as a prolific houseplant.
By Jackie Carroll
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HOW TO GROW PERIWINKLE, OR VINCA MINOR
Periwinkle flowers can fill in as a pretty ground cover with bright purple-blue flowers, but it's important to be aware of the periwinkle’s invasive tendencies.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Best Juniper Ground Cover: 12 Versatile Evergreen Varieties To Protect Your Plot
Juniper ground cover is a great way to fill and protect any gaps in beds, borders and path edges. Try these 12 reliable evergreen varieties.
By Susan Albert
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Wedelia Plant Care – Learn How To Grow Wedelia Groundcover Plants
Wedelia is a plant that has some very mixed reviews, and rightly so. While praised by some for its small, bright yellow flowers and ability to prevent erosion, it is also reviled by others for its aggressive spreading tendencies. Learn more about the plant here.
By Liz Baessler
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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