Green ground cover plants

Looking for tough plants?

Low-growing sedums, also known as stonecrops, can be used as groundcover. Because they are succulents that need little water, stonecrop groundcovers can grow in poor, dry soils and rock gardens.

Got a shady spot in your garden?

Image 5403900 is of creeping raspberry (Rubus pentalobus Hayata) plant(s). It is by Gary Wade at University of Georgia.

Looking for a low-maintenance garden?

Learn how to fill your beds bare spots with striking color using our favorite ground cover perennials. From purchase to planting, we cover it all.

Low, spreading, vigorous ground cover plants with tough stems and leaves are best for growing in high-traffic garden areas.

- This fast growing species can quickly cover an area as a ground cover. However,its quick growth causes it to be considered an invasive weed by some gardeners. A somewhat popular perennial in the Upper South.

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

Ground covers for shade need to be tough to thrive without sunshine, but some can be too invasive. Look at five good choices and seven to perhaps avoid.