One of the most practical, but often overlooked aspects to a garden is the benefits of groundcover plants. Groundcovers are small, low - growing, and sometimes predominantly foliage - only; however, they can be the perfect choice for difficult areas to plant, steep slopes that cannot be easily mowed, or any area that you simply do not want to have to maintain.
Checkout a few reasons below as to why planting groundcover might be the solution for you --
Mulch is an important aspect to your garden as it not only assists with weed control, but it helps keep your plants moist, warm, and protected from the variety of weather conditions that we face as the seasons change. A key benefit to groundcover plants is that at maturity they can they can be used as an alternative to installation of mulching season after season, which assists with cutting the cost of gardening too! By having an additional layer of plant material resting on your soil, it plays as the same role that mulch would by providing shade, assist with retaining water, and protects the surrounding plants from winter freezes.
Are you tired of planting seed underneath your large trees, or have a shaded area in your yard that you simply can't get grass to grow? Look no further, as groundcover is the solution to your problem! There are options of groundcover that can handle full sun to complete shade as well as all watering requirements; therefore groundcover can be used to solve any problem!