18 beautiful & unique groundcover plants for the landscape

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BrassButtons

Groundcover 1

We love its ferny bronze foliageand tiny button-like flowers.You'll love its durability. Grow insun to part shade and moist soil.

HakoneGrass

Groundcover 2

A slowly spreading ornamentalgrass for sun or shade. Theintensely bright foliage providescolor and textural contrast in thelandscape.

SiskiyouSundrops

Groundcover 3

Great for hot and dry locations.Papery pink blooms last fromlate may thru July and a low, fastspreading habit. Grows best infull sun.

ScotchMoss

Groundcover 4

A super ground hugginggroundcover perfect for pathsand patios. Grows to only 2" tallin sun or part shade and moistsoil.

Hardy Ice Plant

Groundcover 5

The look of a succulent desertplant in a hardy and lowmaintenance Illinois perennial.Plant in full sun and well drainedsoil.

XERISCAPE

You can reduce or even eliminate the need forwater in your garden by planting droughttolerant groundcovers such as Hardy Ice Plant.Select a hot, sunny spot and plant Hardy Ice

Plant with Sedum, Blue Lyme Grass, Allium,Donkey Tail Spurge, Yucca, and low growingJuniper and you've created a Xeriscape that willsave you time and money.

For more xeriscape ideas visit our pinterest page: http://www.pinterest.com/thebarnnursery/hardy-succulents-xeriscape-plants/

Landscaping that eliminates the need for supplemental water.

WaterperryBlueSpeedwell

Groundcover 6

Don't let its dainty flowers andfoliage fool you, this is oneTOUGH groundcover. Creates adense and low mat in sun to partshade. Long bloom time andgreat wine-purple fall color.

Golden Oregano

Groundcover 7

Have your groundcover and eat ittoo. This perennial herb will belime-green in part shade andgolden yellow when planted infull sun.

Drift Roses

Groundcover 8

The makers of the Knock Outhybridized groundcover roseswith miniature roses and created a low, spreading, everbloominggroundcover rose with thehardiness and disease resistanceof a Knock Out!

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Barenwort

Groundcover 9

A unique plant in its ability tothrive in dry shade. Plant undermature trees and enjoy theirunusual flowers, heart shapedleaves, and wiry stems.

Foamy Bells

Groundcover 10

What do you get when you crossFoam Flower and Coral Bells?Colorful foliage AND "foamy"spring flowers with a moundingto spreading habit.

Lily Turf

Groundcover 11

The perfect low maintenancegroundcover for part sun toshade, with dark green orvariegated sedge-like foliage andhyacinth like blooms.

TheModernLawnReplace large areas oflawn with agroundcover such asLily Turf and SAVE thetime and money youspent mowing,fetilizing, watering,weeding,thatching...

Creeping Cinquefoil

Groundcover 13

A great all around ground coverfavored for its thick, densegrowth habit (great for blockingweeds), evergreen foliage, andbright and cheery yellow flowers.

Creeping Thyme

Groundcover 14

The perfect patio or pathwayground cover. Plant betweenstones or at the edge of thegarden in sun and well drainedsoil and enjoy its fragrance anddurability.

Bugleweed

Groundcover 15

Named for its bugle shapedviolet-blue flowers, butpopularized for its fast spreadinghabit and colorful foliage. Plantin moist soil, sun or shade.

MixedSedum

Groundcover 16

Ground cover Sedum is tough,drought tolerant, and with SOmany unique varieties... whychoose just one. Mix them up!Plant Sedum in sun and welldrained soil and forget about it.

Leadwort

Groundcover 17

Fresh green foliage emerges inlate spring followed by paperyTRUE blue flowers Aug-Oct.Then, for its final act, brilliantred fall color.

Groundcover TipPlant spring flowering Crocusbulbs with summer floweringLeadwort and you have 3 seasonsof color.

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Donkey TailSpurge

Groundcover 18

This truly unique plant hasleathery, silver-blue leaveswhirled around long stems.Chartreuse flowers appear inspring. This plant thrives on sunand dry soil.