7 Low-Maintenance Ground Covers Replacing Your Old Lawn

Ground Covers to Replace Your Old Lawn

Ground cover is an excellent way to prevent weeds from growing while protecting against soil erosion caused by dry weather. With these amazing ground cover ideas, you can turn your garden into a breathtaking retreat! If you're stuck on how to improve neglected land, don't worry! We've got you covered in more ways than one. When found in a natural setting, grass species make up the majority of ground cover. This may be a result of how quickly weeds spread. However, you still have a lot of options when it comes to your own yard. However, you can use beautiful floor coverings to cover up an ugly area or make it a beautiful focal point. With a wide variety of options, it will appeal to many households.

1. Asian Jasmine

This vining evergreen is perfect for slopes and grows only 6 to 12 inches tall. Its compact dark green, glossy leaves form a mat, and the plant produces small white, yellow, or pink flowers in spring.

2. Creeping Phlox

Perennial, creeping phlox bloom in early spring with dense mats of pink, lavender, or purple flowers. Great for flowing over walls and slopes. For optimal flowering, give it full light.

3. Wild Ginger

Wild ginger has a fragrant mat of heart-shaped, brilliant green leaves. The creeping plant is ideal for edging or covering slopes. Spring and summer bulbs under wild ginger for a season-long display.

4. Roman Chamomile

Roman chamomile grows into a beautiful, low-maintenance lawn that fills the air with the scent of apples as you walk by. Although they thrive in full light, the plants can tolerate a little shade. This landscape can be regularly mowed or its spent flowers removed.

5. Sedum

Silver-gray Echeveria rosettes contrast with Pork and Beans Sedum (Sedum x rubrotinctum). This hardy succulent comes in many varieties and is exceptionally drought-tolerant. It is a perennial that grows well in full light.

6. English Ivy

Because of its invasiveness, English ivy has become a controversial choice for residential gardens; Still, people with shady gardens or complex soil types can find success with ivy. The vine expands rapidly and effortlessly; Pruning is only necessary when it invades undesirable areas.

7. Hardy Ice Plant

In zones 5 through 11, the ice plant (Delosperma cooperi) forms a 2-inch tall evergreen ground cover. Ice plants have daisy-like flowers, while 'Fire Spinner' (seen) has tricolor flowers. Plant in low-traffic areas.

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