ground covers
Creeping garden plants
Ground covers are low-growing plants used to blanket bare soil, preventing erosion and suppressing weeds while adding greenery.
They spread horizontally rather than growing tall, forming dense mats: We planted ground covers under the trees where grass wouldn't grow.
Common examples include ivy, creeping thyme, and pachysandra.
Also spelled as one word: groundcovers.
- sedumSucculent groundcover genus
- perennialRecurring each year
- herbsPlants for seasoning
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- mossesSmall spore-bearing plants
undergrowth · erosion control · xeriscaping · thyme · ivy · pachysandra · shade garden · native plants · clover · ferns · carpet · trailing · dense · low maintenance · periwinkle · erosion · lush · myrtle
- landscapinglawn care, landscaping, lawn mowing, grading, gardening
- habitat creationhabitat restoration, nest boxes, bat houses, bee hotels, insect hotels
- Mediterranean gardensolive trees, lavender fields, citrus trees, cypress trees, bougainvillea
- nursery plantsseedlings, seeds, bulbs, shrubs, perennials
- permaculturefood forest, companion planting, polyculture, zones, swales
plant height/growth habit
ground coverscanopy trees
Highest forest vegetation layer
trees · shade trees · hedges · ornamental grasses · vines