Hostas are often a go-to ground cover option, but this alternative can offer a pop of purple for your yard while also helping ...

Add some color and texture to your outdoor space with creeping phlox – a versatile, low-growing plant that provides vibrant color and a lovely carpet of foliage. It's a great way to add depth to a ...

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Q: Can you tell me the name of this purple ground cover? A: The ground cover in question is a perennial plant called creeping phlox (Phlox stolonifera). It comes in pink, purple, white and a few ...

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A fast-growing ground cover with vibrant flowers sounds like a great garden addition. However, this particular perennial is ...

Ground covers are plants that are low-growing (usually less than 24 inches high) herbs, perennials, shrubs and vines. These plants are valued for their ability to spread easily and quickly. They bring ...

Have a shady spot where grass won't grow? There's a ground cover for that. Have a bank that is too steep to mow easily? There's a ground cover for that. Need to fill in a bare spot in your landscape ...