Groundcover and Vines

Simple Groundcover Front Yard

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In place of Jennie's patchy lawn, Dig In plants vinca to cover the area.

18 Tough Groundcovers

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How to Grow and Enjoy Red Creeping Thyme

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Discover the easygoing versatility of red creeping thyme plants, and learn how to grow and enjoy them abundantly in your garden or landscape.

Groundcovers That Stay Colorful in Winter

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Cover Crops: Why You Should Be Planting Them This Fall

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Keep your bases covered with cool weather cover crops.

Q&A: Groundcovers for a Hill

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Here's a tip on hillside gardening.

Groundcovers That Give Lift to Your Landscape

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All About Ajuga

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Carpet a shady spot, a slope or an area where grass won't grow with this tough groundcover. Bonus: you'll get spring-to-summer blooms.

Taste of the Tropics: Mandevilla, Hibiscus and Bougainvillea

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Grow Licorice Plant

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Use these silvery, gray-green or chartreuse plants as fillers and spillers in the garden.

Gracious Groundcovers

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Caladium

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This summer bulb has a wide range of colors and performs well in the shade.

Sedum spurium

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Count on Sedum spurium to form a thick, drought-tolerant mat of living color.

Sedum sarmentosum

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Got some ground to cover? Check out this tough and drought-tolerant lime-green sedum.

Liriope

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Learn more about this low-maintenance, clumping groundcover, also known as lilyturf.

Plectranthus

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This colorful leafy plant works well in containers or as groundcovers.

Growing Virginia Creeper Vine

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Looking for a vine with stunning fall color? Virginia creeper delivers. Learn how to grow this low-maintenance perennial vine.

Seek Cover: Grow Groundcover Plants

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Use low-growing perennials and shrubs as groundcovers to cover slopes or to replace high-maintenance lawns.