“You’ll get very glossy leaves in shades of chocolate-brown, bronze and deep green ... one of the best ground cover plants.

Watch for clusters of star-shaped white flowers on these ... Try these drought-tolerant ground cover plants in dry areas.

watch for white flowers that add an understated contrast. The medium-sized leaves of evergreen bugleweed (Ajuga reptans) spread quickly, making the plant a popular ground cover option.

That seems like a missed opportunity to me, when there are so many beautiful native ground covers that can ... has soft green foliage and creamy white berries that emerge in the summer, Becker ...

retaining moisture and for difficult areas where other plants struggle to thrive." Ashleigh Smith, a degreed horticulturist with True Leaf Market, agrees. "Ground covers are grown for many reasons ...

Ground covers ... plants. This happened in my yard, and the guilty party was a trailing tibouchina, Dissotis rotundifolia, which produces purple flowers and small green tibouchina-like leaves.