The wide variety of flowers, fruit, foliage, growth habits and textures blend pleasingly with other plants and add interest to the landscape. Some ground covers lend themselves to the refined landscape area and others are more suited to rugged, naturalized sites. Ground covers can be the answer to those tough gardening problems in every yard. They help unify and blend unrelated landscape elements, and can also be used to define or emphasize certain areas. They help soften the appearance of harsh walls.
Ground covers provide the perfect way to control erosion.
They can even reduce maintenance in the landscape by filling in those difficult to mow areas and by acting as a living mulch around other plants. Their foliage helps cool the soil and their dense growth will choke out weeds. There is a ground cover to fit nearly every situation in the home garden and they will add much beauty to your landscape. Most ground covers will perform best in a well-drained, good loam soil. Work the soil to a depth of 6 to 12 inches, either by hand or with a power tiller.