Edible ground cover plants

Want to grow more food in your yard or garden? Consider stealthily replanting your lawn with delicious, low-growing ground cover herbs. Whether you replace a little or a lot, consider swapping some of your grass or mulch for these fragrant, beautiful herbs. #gardening #herbs | ground covers | herb gardening | ecological landscaping | eco-friendly | eat the lawn |

These perennials cover a lot of ground - with food! Striking, attractive, low-maintenance, useful, productive...they're more than just pretty plants.

You’ve probably used groundcovers in your garden for some time now, whether it’s to control erosion, replace lawn under a shady tree, or simply to decrease garden labor. But here’s the thing — you can’t really eat ivy, mondo grass, or Asian jasmine, can you? Which brings us to our topic of the day: edible groundcovers. I love it when a plant does double-duty, don’t you? And when one of those duties is serving up a side helping of food, I’ll take seconds, thank you. If you’ve got some ground…

Many culinary herbs make excellent ground cover, adding texture and beauty to the garden and sublime flavor to meals. Learn about these versatile plants.

Corsican mint, or Mentha requienii, is an incredibly green and fragrant ground cover plant, perfect for garden paths and walkways. #epicgardening #mint #groundcover

Creeping thyme makes a pretty and fragrant ground cover carpet, as well as a great spiller in pots. It likes a little grit in the soil and is easy to grow.

Looking to add some beauty and functionality to your vegetable garden? Consider incorporating ground cover plants for vegetable garden areas, such as edible ground covers or culinary herbs that not only look great but also provide a practical purpose. Ground cover flowers like Corsican mint can create a lovely visual display while serving as living mulches that help retain moisture and suppress weed growth. Stepables and other evergreen groundcovers offer year-round interest in the garden…

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What if your garden could be a source of both visual beauty and delicious snacks? Explore these seven edible ground covers that will enhance your garden's aesthetic and your culinary creations—click to read the full article and follow us for more gardening tips.

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