From weed suppression to visual cohesion, ground covers are the hard-working backbone of your garden. Here are our favorite fast-growing ground cover plants.

Planting ground covers between pavers can add a delicate, organic element to your patios, walkways, and garden borders. However, doing so requires plants that are low-growing, sturdy enough to stand ...

In landscaping, ground cover plants usually refers to low-lying plants with a creeping or spreading habit, often evergreen and with twiggy dense growth. But the truth is, any plant that’s no more than ...

If you want to cover the patch fast, consider vigorous spreaders like deceptively delicate brass buttons, fragrant creeping thyme, or native cutie lyreleaf sage. North American sedges will give you a ...

In landscaping, ground covers are a wonderful tool that are often chosen for aesthetic reasons. These plantings can be used to introduce a new color to an area that needs a lift or to introduce a ...

Evergreen ground covers can be just the thing you need for those difficult spots or areas where you want something special in the garden. There are many ground covers that are attractive all winter ...

Mondo grass even comes in unusual colors, such as this one that is so dark green it appears to be black. Most are much greener. Proven Winners One of my readers tells me he is ready to give up trying ...

If you have been considering adding ground covers to your landscape, now through March is an excellent time to plant them. Planting early will provide ground covers with a chance to become somewhat ...