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Variety is the spice of life, so it's nice to have a variety of species to choose from when choosing flowering ground cover plants. For landscape design purposes, it's especially helpful to be able to ...

This flowering ground cover produces red and purple blooms that hungry hummingbirds find irresistible. It's also easy to grow in containers or gardens.

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I love ground covers! I did not realize until recently that there is so much to be learned about this topic. The universal ground cover is, of course, turfgrass. People have been using grasses of one ...

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Question: We are looking for some ground covers that stay green all winter long. We have a steep slope behind the garage that currently is filled with clumps of daylilies. We like them, but they die ...

Some herbs could be used for ground cover. Oregano and sweet marjoram, species hardy to at least USDA zone 6, are dependable perennial vining plants, with vines growing to about 18 inches long. Mint ...

Hardy cyclamen are a lovely ground cover that get better with each passing year. Native to areas of the Mediterranean such as Greece, Italy, Turkey, and Israel, this low-growing plant has delicate ...