best ground covers
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Design27 Better Ground Covers for Shade to Replace Problematic Plants
“Ground cover” technically refers to the base layer of the four forest levels: ground cover, shrub, understory, and canopy. But in gardening, ground covers are generally considered low-growing or trailing…
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DesignA Ground Cover With Color All Year Long
At the mention of ground covers, most gardeners immediately think of periwinkle (Vinca minor*, Zones 4–8), Japanese pachysandra (Pachysandra procumbens, Zones 5–9), or lilyturf (Liriope muscari and cvs., Zones 5–9).…
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Design6 Big-Impact, Low-Care Ground Covers
Ground covers may be the most underappreciated plants in the garden. They don’t have the flashiest blooms or the most interesting habits, but they’re invaluable in so many other ways.…
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Design10 Small Plants to Grow Now
The front garden where my property hits the road had enough of a slope to make mowing the grass a little iffy. Like any good gardener, I thought, “Why grow…
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DesignProblem-Solving Ground Covers
In almost every garden there are spaces that cry out for a simple palette of plants to create a soothing scene. Perhaps it’s on the edge of the driveway, at…
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DesignCovering Ground With Creeping Plants
These herbaceous ground covers spread quickly and are easy-care favorites
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How-ToGot a Little Ground to Cover?
One garden cliché that drives me crazy is that ground covers are rambunctious troublemakers. The problem is that a few aggressive thugs give the entire lot a bad name. Most…
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