Ground cover garden

Learning the landscaping basics will help you create the beautiful yard you've always wanted. Find landscaping design ideas that can add charm, welcoming color, and foliage to your yard. No matter what your goals -- and your needs -- there's a landscape plan for you.

Interested in planting groundcover you can walk on? We have 15 of the best groundcover options that won't get crushed underfoot.

Many of us have a love-hate relationship with our lawns. Although we enjoy the cool carpet of green grass to lie on and play on in summer, no one wants to spend hours every weekend mowing and trimming—not to mention battling weeds, insects, and fungus, and aerating, feeding, watering, and seeding. Turf lawns take a lot of time and money to maintain. They require the use of precious water resources to keep them alive, and the pesticides and herbicides we apply to them can damage the…

Meet 20 evergreen groundcover plants that are beautiful all year long. Some are suited to full sun, others are best for shade. Many also produce flowers.

Ideal for filling gaps in paving or replacing areas of lawn, these plants are perfect for walking on

Discover a variety of spreading ground cover plants perfect for your garden. From full sun flowering ground covers to shade perennials for weed suppression, these plants will beautify your space. Explore fast-spreading invasive options or durable options that you can walk on, ideal for paths and walkways. Whether you love grevillea ground cover varieties or beautiful flowering options for a sunny garden, find the best ground cover plants here.

Explore a variety of perennial ground cover plants to create beautiful and striking ground cover in your garden. Discover the best ground cover plants for shade, including shade perennials that thrive in low light conditions. Find drought-tolerant landscape ideas using ground cover plants that are perfect for dry soils. Opt for evergreen groundcovers or compact perennials to keep weeds down and adorn your outdoor space with lush greenery all year round.

Let’s face it, anywhere you put mulch, you can dig a hole and plant ground cover. Indeed, ground cover plants are simply living mulches that don’t cost time or money to install every spring. Just like mulch they help retain soil moisture, and they keep weeds from crowding in. Ground cover also provides an extra layer of color and, often, beautiful flowers.

This list of ground covers for shade is perfect if you don't have a lot of sunlight. Here you'll find lots of options for a low-light garden.

Dealing with drought conditions? These drought-tolerant ground covers can thrive in your yard with less water.