The Best Low Maintenance Ground Cover Plants to Liven up Your Garden

Factors to Consider When Selecting a Ground Cover Plant. ...
Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata) ...
Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia) ...
Creeping Thyme (Thymus Serpyllum coccineus) ...
Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum) ...
English Ivy (Hedera helix)

What is the best low maintenance ground cover?
What are the best low maintenance outdoor plants?
What is the fastest growing ground cover plant?
What can I plant in a low maintenance garden?
What can I use instead of grass in my backyard?
What ground cover chokes weeds?
What are the easiest outdoor plants?
What plants look good all year round?
What are the best low-maintenance shrubs?
What is the hardiest ground cover?
What is the best flowering ground cover?
What is the best ground cover for full sun?

What is the best low maintenance ground cover?

The Best Low-Maintenance Ground Covers for Your Garden

Heuchera. 1/11. An evergreen perennial, heuchera is known for its vibrant foliage, which ranges in color from silver to green to brown. ...
Honeysuckle. 2/11. ...
Brass Buttons. 3/11. ...
Creeping Phlox. 4/11. ...
Creeping Jenny. 5/11. ...
Stonecrop. 6/11. ...
Vinca Minor. 7/11. ...
Lamium. 8/11.

What are the best low maintenance outdoor plants?

Top 10 Low Maintenance Perennials

Shasta Daisy. Shasta Daisies are easy to grow. ...
Coneflower. Coneflower is a mid-summer bloomer that's a great cut flower. ...
Hardy Hibiscus. Hardy hibiscus loves full sun and attracts both hummingbirds and butterflies. ...
Perennial Geranium. Perennial Geranium is a great border plant. ...
Hosta. ...
Ferns. ...
Catmint. ...
Coreopsis.

What is the fastest growing ground cover plant?

Flowering Fast-Growing Ground Cover Plants

The most attractive flowering fast-growing ground covers for full sun are phlox, creeping thyme, or rock cress.

What can I plant in a low maintenance garden?

Brilliant low-maintenance plants for beautiful gardens

Topiary.
Lavender.
Hydrangeas.
Asters and symphytricom.
Ornamental grasses.
Geums.
Geraniums.
Dahlias (because I don't dig them up for winter!)

What can I use instead of grass in my backyard?

Herb Garden. An herb garden is an attractive lawn alternative that adds color and texture to your landscaping. ...
Rubber Mulch. ...
Artificial Grass. ...
Wood or Composite Deck. ...
Gazebo. ...
Fire Pit. ...
Creeping Ivy. ...
Creeping Thyme.

What ground cover chokes weeds?

The Dragon's blood sedum or Schorbuser Blut is considered the most versatile and toughest ground cover that can choke out weeds. Similar to creeping jenny, this type of ground cover also has stems that easily root, so it's fast to proliferate.

What are the easiest outdoor plants?

20 Can't-Kill Flowers for Beginners

Zinnia. Look for zinnias in almost every color except blue; they're also available in a variety of heights. ...
Marigolds. Cheerful marigolds are easy to grow in sunny spots, brightening your garden with shades of yellow, red and gold as they bloom all summer long. ...
Pansies. ...
Impatiens. ...
Begonias. ...
Snapdragons. ...
Daffodils. ...
Cosmos.

What plants look good all year round?

Plants that look good all year

Heart-shaped, purple leaves of the redbud.
Masses of fiery-coloured 'Red Sentinel' crab apples.
White, star-shaped flowers of snowy mespilus.
Small, white flowers and blood red berries of 'Dart's Red Robin' viburnum.
White, bell-shaped flowers on a blueberry bush.
White hydrangea blooms.

What are the best low-maintenance shrubs?

17 Low-Maintenance Plants and Dwarf Shrubs

Butterfly Bush. Prune these plants by late August, so plants have time to harden off before freezes arrive. ...
Fringe Tree. ...
Coral Bells. ...
Denver Daisy. ...
Ninebark. ...
Contoneaster. ...
Purple Pixie. ...
Agapanthus.

What is the hardiest ground cover?

Liriope. Also known as monkey grass, liriope is a tough evergreen that also makes a great edging plant for pathways and driveways. Extremely drought resistant, it blooms in summer with purple or white flower spikes.

What is the best flowering ground cover?

Our Favorite Flowering Ground Covers

Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans) ...
Canadian anemone (Anemone canadensis) ...
Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens) ...
Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata) ...
Creeping Thyme (Thymus serphyllum) ...
Deadnettle (Lamium maculatum) ...
Hosta (Hosta sieboldiana) ...
Horned Violet (Viola cornuta)

What is the best ground cover for full sun?

10 Best Ground Covers for Full Sun

01 of 10. Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis) ...
02 of 10. 'Six Hills Giant' Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii) ...
03 of 10. Lamb's Ear (Stachys byzantina) ...
04 of 10. Creeping Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) ...
05 of 10. Yellow Alyssum (Aurinia saxatilis) ...
06 of 10. Silver Mound Artemisia (Artemisia schmidtiana) ...
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