8 Stunning Ground Cover Plants - Create A Carpet Of Color & Texture (even in difficult places!)

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Have you ever gotten tired of mulching? Truth be told, while I love the look of a newly mulched garden, I really don't enjoy the work involved. Over the last several years, I've been adding ground covers to some areas. My hope is that over time, these ground cover perennials and evergreens will continue to spread, so that those areas will require little to no mulch. Which means less effort on my part to maintain a beautiful garden. Tell me are you team mulch, or team groundcover, or do you prefer a combination of both? Thanks for watching - Steph (Gardening in Massachusetts zone 6b) #gardening #gardeningtips

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@dianehernandez6051 23 дня назад

I just wanted to compliment you on your presentation skills! Articulate, speaks reasonably quick and provided lots of info. Good job!

@HookedandRooted 22 дня назад

Thank you so much for your kind words 🥰

@Raushangardenideas 20 дней назад

Beautiful garden

@chloek.5076 20 дней назад

Thank you for putting names on the screen!

@featherednests4374 17 дней назад

Your presentation was perfection! You’ve done such a beautiful job. Thank you for sharing

@peggyrhoads-ro8us 24 дня назад

My favorite is Sweet Woodruff. I love the pretty white flowers and the smell of the flowers in the spring.

@GaiaCarney 10 часов назад

@HookedandRooted ☘️ Your plants are so healthy! Gorgeous hellebores! I am currently obsessed with ajugas & lamiums. I have big dreams for _MY_ European Ginger but it’s taking its sweet, sweet time! 😝

@TheGardeningMe 24 дня назад

That's my goal! Adding mulch to our beds year in and year out is a true pain - and I'm not getting any younger, lol!

@HookedandRooted 24 дня назад

Hi Margaret! I agree, less mulching is always a good thing. We're beginning edging this week so that hopefully we can get our mulch next week, and definitely not looking forward to moving that big pile.

@TamaraLMJ62 24 дня назад

I have been looking for ground cover ideas. You have given me a lot of great options! Thank you.

@HookedandRooted 24 дня назад

That's great to hear Tamara! Thanks for watching 🌱

@youbetcha108 24 дня назад

Nice work ! Great camera person! Good editing. Quick identification of species and printed names on the screen.

@HookedandRooted 23 дня назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for your kind words.

@GardenscapesbyKae 24 дня назад

This is the next goal for my garden adding a bunch of ground cover in open spaces. I’m over buying all this mulch yours are beautiful

@ITOLDUDA 24 дня назад

Creeping Jenny is the perfect ground cover. Turns golden yellow in the sun, and it grows so aggressively that weeds don't stand a chance. In the south, we have to grow it in part shade to keep it from taking over, but in your more moderate northern climate, it should not spread in an undesirable way since the shorter season puts it to sleep. It tends to like moisture, but it will take remarkable drought once established. Pretty amazing plant.

@MsCurliegirlie 22 дня назад

It’s also very easy to pull when it goes where you don’t want it to!

@littlemissy8356 21 день назад

Extremely invasive.

@karend5880 20 дней назад

one other thing to note, you can pick a piiece of it, stick it somewhere in the ground, if it doesn't take off that year, it will the next. I'm in alabama and have it in a place that gets morning & early afternoon sun, surrounding roses.

@Anikanoteven 20 дней назад

Please do not plant creeping Jenny. Is non-native and it is very invasive.

@ruthannecoro6198 17 дней назад

I find creeping Jenny very aggressive and somewhat of a bully. Easy enough to pull.. I have it everywhere and I’ve always “weeding it out”

@GardenwithJoanna 24 дня назад

I have many of the ones you mentioned too! One of my favs for really sunny spots is creeping thyme. ‘Thymus Annie Hall’ is my favorite variety of the creeping thymes. It’s an improvement of ‘Mother of Thyme’. Beautiful growing in between stepping stones and bonus-it stands up to my kids running through it,which is a major plus for me! 😊

@HookedandRooted 24 дня назад

That sounds like a great Variety Joanna! I'll check it out. Thanks for sharing 🌱

@jessicakillian3738 19 дней назад

I have silver leaf Artesia and lots of sedum varieties! Love sedum

@profesoraky 24 дня назад

I, too, love my Purple Dragon Lamium. Creeping Thyme is also one of my favorites. I left 5 small planting containers with dirt at the edges of my creeping thyme over the fall and winter, and I just planted those five clumps in another area of my garden. They grew up through the bottom of the containers. My sedum overtook my creeping phlox, so I just let it keep growing. It's a bit thuggish, but I like it. I enjoyed your video with examples of ground covers. Thank you.

@michellefrance1165 24 дня назад

I have almost all of them you mentioned, my hope is eventually a lot less mulch!

@thisiscarolyn7670 24 дня назад

Here in my California garden, my favorite ground cover is creeping thyme. It's especially useful because it can take foot traffic well, smells good when stepped on and is evergreen for me. I also have a low growing geranium with a white bloom that I don't know the name of, but I am able to divide it frequently, also evergreen for me. And I also have a sedum that is similar to the bronze one you showed, but this one is a silvery green.

@KP-gw5zv 24 дня назад

I have an ajuga ground cover and it has blue bloom spikes right now as well as I have a hardy geramanium that has pink blooms and it is doing really well. I think I will divide it up this fall. Thank you for your tour. Love your channel.

@lindaga820 24 дня назад

STEPH, your ga4den beds are looking really good !! I'm aiming for more ground covers because at 74 less mulching is a good thing !! 😊

@HookedandRooted 24 дня назад

Thank you so much Linda! I agree, mulching less at any age is a great thing. More time enjoying our gardens, and less time working in them 😉💚

@mira7640ify 24 дня назад

Hellebores for me, the blooms are so spectacular!

@catherinelarkin247 12 дней назад

Helen Von Stein does bloom. Not much though. I have a huge patch. Love it. I also have blue spruce and Angelina sedum, ice plant, and Mother of Thyme (creeping thyme). I also have helebores-- I never knew they could be a ground cover.

@cynthiabiel7714 19 дней назад

On that slope I would try a rock garden combination dry river bed.

@hilltopbrenda 9 дней назад

I love pachysandra for dry areas, always evergreen. Longwood and Winterthur have huge areas under trees with this cover.

@karenpatterson8574 12 дней назад

I took one clump of violets from my parents yard many years ago. I’ve been able to do away with mulch in one garden bed. I’m starting to transplant to my other large bed to do away with the annual chore and cost of throwing down bags of mulch. Yes they pop up all over my yard but they can be popped out with a weed popper if need be. They also give bunnies something to eat instead of my plants . Oh and they choke out weeds like crazy. They are just stunning in spring with their tiny purple flowers.

@GardenreetLighting 23 дня назад

Really appreciate the honest take on mulching! Your garden looks beautiful with those perennials and evergreens.

@sbingham1979 9 дней назад

I love seeing all these lovely plants!! Your garden shows the pleasure that you & yr. husband take in creating it - thank you for the great ideas for ground covers!

@HookedandRooted 9 дней назад

Thank you so much!

@Kandicookheller 11 дней назад

Love your video. I find that when I plant ground covers in my garden they always get a bit out of control. I'm getting away from mulch in my beds and use compost for top dressing and only use mulch in my pathways or stone between my rocks. I'm not ever using landscape fabric again. I used it many years ago when I first installed my one acre gardens and I still find pieces of it flying around from underneath my paths. It never prevents weeds and ends up breaking down rather fast and just makes a mess. I'd rather just weed and not have pieces of landscape fabric all around my gardens showing here and there after 25 years. Nothing works like proper weeding with a good sharp weeding knife.

@paulahaddad5114 21 день назад

It's great to find out you are also in zone 6! Gives me ideas for plants that I can actually grow.😊😊😊😊 Thanks

@linakhoury6623 24 дня назад

Hi Stef 🌺. I love all these groundcovers in your garden . I have sedum , Iceplant , Lewisia ,afrecan daisy ... Have a wonderful day. 🌺🌻🌺

@HookedandRooted 24 дня назад

That's wonderful Lina! They are great alternatives to having to use too much mulch. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day!

@jennifero7189 24 дня назад

Always so happy to see a new video! You and George are the best!

@HookedandRooted 24 дня назад

Hi Jennifer! Thank you so much for your kind words, and for watching my videos. I really appreciate the support, thank you. So happy you are here!💚

@QueenAnnesLace13 24 дня назад

Thanks Steph, great question from the 'camera man' hellebores it is.

@suec9816 3 дня назад

your videos are great

@HookedandRooted 2 дня назад

Thank you so much Sue, glad you enjoy them 🌱

@sbffsbrarbrr 12 дней назад

I also have ajuga chocolate chip. Started out with two 8 cell containers five years ago and now it's spread out everywhere. Love the flowers in spring.

@SMElder-iy6fl 23 дня назад

My favorite ground covers are Ceratostigma and Geranium macrorizome

@HookedandRooted 23 дня назад

Thank you so much for sharing! I planted some Ceratostigma (plumbago) last fall! Its starting to return for me here. 🌱

@bettygreen3238 24 дня назад

Thanks for your response. You are one of my favorite!

@pamhastings3857 24 дня назад

This year my creeping Jenny is really spreading and adding color. Also John Creech sedum has spread and is about to bloom. Excited to have ground covers and not so much mulch!

@MilesSherry 24 дня назад

Ajuga is the gift that keeps on giving, as well as Lamb’s Ear. Sedum is my favorite but I planted several varieties in pots. They serve containers well, especially Angelina and Lime Zinger.

@susanbartone1347 19 дней назад

I live in zone 7B. Great video. So when I moved into my house in 2003, I did have front/side/back lawns. But drought conditions and hardwood trees caused the grass to die and not bounce back. I tried all sorts of things and reseeded each year. No luck. So I gave up. Luckily I have a small property so I decided to just plant perennials. It has taken a while and a pretty penny but my property is coming along. I love Hellebores/sedum/ajuga and anything evergreen. Makes the maintenance a bit lower. I did plant vinca and asiatic jasmine and while they can look nice, they are so invasive that it is a good news/bad news situation...covers a lot of ground (and quickly) but looks a bit too ragged/viney for me. I am going to try Lambs Ears. Like it.

@HookedandRooted 18 дней назад

Hi Susan, I understand what you mean. Vinca can be tough. I had a friend with some and it got a bit wild. I hope you like lambs ear. Thanks for watching.

@swankyclass8654 23 дня назад

I am just getting started with ground covers in the garden. I love them in my pots and now adding more to the garden. The one in the garden that I really enjoy is the Bugleweed Black Scallop. It’s so beautiful to me. Thanks for sharing the others as I need more ideas to add to the garden.

@8helenjhouston8 24 дня назад

Lemon coral sedum is my new favorite groundcover!

@sammysworld5485 24 дня назад

Hi Steph I grow everyone you mentioned… also with wooddrift, candytuft, ferns, creeping Jenny & creeping phlox.

@HookedandRooted 24 дня назад

Wonderful! Thank you for sharing the other varieties you grow, those are great choices as well! I love ferns, creeping jenny and phlox also and have some in my garden 🌱

@nicholasryan5401 13 дней назад

Greeting's from Ireland, I grow ajuga and brunerra jack frost in pot's and orvala in the garden bed.

@brittcorley 24 дня назад

I don't know if it's technically considered a ground-cover but I have a tricolor sage plant that I absolutely love. I bought it on a whim last year, and I wish I would have bought more because I haven't come across it again this year. It cascades over my landscaping stones so nicely.

@nikkireigns 24 дня назад

I just bought one in Wisconsin at a local garden center! So pretty

@carolynmareck1182 24 дня назад

European Ginger is probably my favorite groundcover…I find mine grows best in dappled light and rich soil, Steph. 😊

@HookedandRooted 23 дня назад

Thank you so much Carolyn! Its a beautiful one 🌱

@patriciaflores2776 24 дня назад

Thanks for showing your ground covers & info.love the lambs ear, blue rug juniper & the sedium. 💚🌱😊

@HookedandRooted 24 дня назад

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching Patricia! 🌱

@peggyawald2749 11 дней назад

Indiana zone 5 I have liliy of the valley and ivy that spread well and I dont need mulch

@Toya-Doing-Stuff 24 дня назад

Great information!!!

@HookedandRooted 24 дня назад

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching 🌱

@pauletteworoniak431 24 дня назад

I love Scotch Moss, especially when it blooms. It is a great ground cover but unfortunately it doesn’t live very long. I planted Ajuga 'Black Scallop' and ‘ Burgundy glow’ last fall. I also love October Daphne Stonecrop. The ground cover I hope to add this spring is Blue Creeping Sedum.

@MyFocusVaries 24 дня назад

Those are some beautiful ground covers. European ginger is really hard to find in garden centres I've found but I'm still looking! I'm not a fan of all the plastic landscape cloth. It doesn't really stop weeds long term and it contributes to microplastic in the environment. And if you have mulch on top, weeds grow into the mulch and roots into the cloth, making it extremely difficult to remove the weeds. It's not necessary under a deep mulch (it stops the mulch being able to improve your soil) or under pavers.

@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica 24 дня назад

I like the Sedum as a ground cover they look really nice.

@HookedandRooted 24 дня назад

Thanks Ana! 🌱

@monicamacauley3750 24 дня назад

Here in Zone 9b in SoCal Ivy geraniums provide a perfect pop for a colorful ground cover drift.

@lisamorris4232 17 дней назад

Thanks for sharing the varieties of ground cover. I also use creeping thyme serphyllum in an extremely hot, dry area which is contained. It is so fragrant by our back door. Sedum Angelina is also a favorite in my garden. No muss, no fuss, no mulch!

@peggyawald2749 11 дней назад

Your garden is amazing, I loved the video on perennials for beginners Thank You

@carenallen5841 17 дней назад

I agree with your assessment on more plants,,,and flower coverages

@thejillykilly 24 дня назад

Can you please do a video on your Japanese maples, their special features and why you chose them?

@HookedandRooted 24 дня назад

Coming soon!! They are just about all leafed out.

@BloomCatBloom 21 день назад

I am a huge fan of ice plants as groundcovers!

@mariacosta6086 24 дня назад

I ended up getting some Lamium to put in some small containers that I put on the deck . I’ll transplant them to the garden at the end. I noticed your Jacob’s Lader is looking beautiful. Great video. ❤❤❤

@user-et8wz4dh7w 19 дней назад

Ajuga is a favorite of mine. Easy to grow and thrive in my hot, humid climate. The purple dragon is beautiful. I like annual if possible.

@smb123211 14 дней назад

Love ground covers but the problem is time and geography. Our home (middle TN) is very rainy and packed with trees. I have about 1/3 acres under landscaping and each year have literally thousands of small (or large) elms, oaks, maples, etc seedlings that flood the area. This stops around June but until then they must be pulled or I'd get a zillion trees. I finally used some cardboard over some parts. I'd love any suggestions.

@angelakading8497 24 дня назад

I love my Water Perry Speedwell for sun. And Tidal Blue Veronica as well

@HookedandRooted 24 дня назад

Thank you so much for sharing Angela!

@cmbooks2000 21 день назад

I love your garden, the birdsong and Maverick. Thank you.

@MsCurliegirlie 22 дня назад

I have a slope under large trees that I have been filling in w ground cover because it’s sloped and shady so grass doesn’t grow well there at all. After 6 years it’s finally pretty filled in and it’s beautiful! I have vinca, ajuga, creeping Ginny, and some nettle. It’s all beautiful 🥰

@theabrooks2616 14 дней назад

This video is right on time. I am deciding on ground covers are great.

@janeclancey8044 21 день назад

Thanks for showing the ground covers you have in your garden! All look beautiful! My choice would be the lambs ear variety you have in your garden.

@maureenmckenna5220 24 дня назад

I love groundcovers but my one caveat is that weeds tend to grow in the middle of them and they have to be weeded.

@monicalappin3940 17 дней назад

Beautiful gardens! I have barrenwort, which I love & sweet woodruff, lamiun 'white nancy', white anemone 'snowdrop'. Many varieties of geranium, so easy.

@missmrice91 19 дней назад

I love the lamium your friend gave you it looks really cool with a stripe

@lorithomas3129 22 дня назад

Love the Purple Dragon! But I need to know what was the purple plant next to it with the fern like leaves?

@daisygurl3601 24 дня назад

Loved this vid! Such beautiful plants which also serve a practical purpose. I have ajuga and urge it to spread as it is so unusual and great for the front border. I also enjoy creeping Jenny for similar reasons and its chartreuse color. Great job, Steph! Your garden is looking beautiful. Continued blessings…

@jessicageorge9136 16 дней назад

So many lovely choices! I hope to incorporate several soon!!

@verawallace9055 24 дня назад

Some wild grass was coming up through my low sedum , i have a fight on my hands

@HookedandRooted 24 дня назад

That's a tough one. I have some kind of weedy grass in some of my beds too. Its quite a job to get rid of. Persistence and Patience Vera. Thanks for watching!

@verawallace9055 24 дня назад

@@HookedandRooted You're welcome

@jasminelouisefarrall 24 дня назад

I love all these selections they’re beautiful every year 🍃🌺🍃

@enatp6448 22 дня назад

I love helebore and you've got a beautiful variety of plants. Thank you ❤

@megb683 24 дня назад

I just bought the juniper I can’t wait to plant it. I have so many favorites too. I really like creeping Jenny and the lambs ear

@kristymarsh960 20 дней назад

I have the purple dragon and it spreads like crazy in our area. 6b western Colorado I have to trim it throughout the season so it doesn’t choke out my other plants . I actually dig up a ton this winter and only kept a little since it spreads so well. And it growing and spreading like crazy.

@meowtotheworld4801 6 дней назад

The chocolate chip ajuga is better behaved than the other varieties. That's its selling point.

@HookedandRooted 6 дней назад

Great to know! It's been well behaved and great in my garden so far. Thank you!

@PleasantPrickles 22 дня назад

I love to use ground covers in place of mulch, I have many varieties all around my garden. I’m happy to know about some of these options, especially the blooming ones. I have actually been restoring a long bed beside my driveway that was mulched for two decades, and it was actually more like dust than soil. Now that I’m thickly planting the space and not using shredded mulch, the soil is really shaping up. My favorite shade ground cover is pachysandra, some say it’s invasive, but if I can easily pull it and it doesn’t climb, I don’t categorize it as such. Great video, thanks! 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱😀

@peoniesanddahliaz 23 дня назад

Great choices for ground cover. I have all of them in my zone 6a Michigan garden and I can vouch for each one of them. They are so fantastic and great performers.

@HookedandRooted 22 дня назад

Thank you so much!! So glad you enjoy them in your garden as well 🌱

@mal1090 24 дня назад

Steph, I’ve been loving all of the videos you’ve been making! This one especially was perfect timing! I love geraniums because they’re shade and juglone tolerant under my mature black walnut trees! ❤

@carenallen5841 21 день назад

Enjoyed this video,,,very informative..been working 3 yrs on a home I bought that had nothing in the yard ..back and front....its really coming together..as like you..I love to put color..plants..shrubs..and conifers.....

@anneclabaugh 23 дня назад

Great video, Steph! I love groundcovers! They check all the boxes, easy, beautiful and weed free! I have most of the ones you showed as well as The Blue Spruce sedum. That and the Angelina sedum are my favorites! I have the flowering Lamb's Ear but now I need to find the Helen Von Stein! Yours is beautiful! 💚

@4evachristmas 16 дней назад

Thank you for your video, am definitely gonna try some of these.

@emmalavenham 23 дня назад

Absolutely agree lambs ear is great for groundcover and texture

@mariensanchez2475 22 дня назад

Beautiful and good video

@emmalavenham 23 дня назад

We are also trying to up our groundcover game.. but largely leaning on natives because of their adaptability AND availability as starts or plugs to cover wider areas…. The tiarella Elizabeth Oliver is relatively easy to establish in shady areas and in sunnier spots, barren strawberry….

@angiemorian4956 24 дня назад

Great content. I got so much inspiration from this video. I'm really enjoying your channel and appreciate that yours is unique!

@miriantalbot6772 24 дня назад

Always looking forward to your videos ...my favorite is the sedumm

@sherrypitt9889 24 дня назад

Hi, Love them all! Thank you for sharing.

@HookedandRooted 23 дня назад

Thanks so much! 😊

@DonnaF. 20 дней назад

A ton of great information in 10 minutes!!! Love it! Liked and subscribed. ❤

@HookedandRooted 19 дней назад

So glad you found my channel and thanks for subscribing!

@carleanr4051 21 день назад

I have purple dead nettle growing in my yard. Is this comparable to the ones you mentioned? I snapped it on ‘picture this’ and it states it’s a weed. Thanks for the info on ground covers!😊

@cherylt6888 24 дня назад

Last year was first year I bought two ground cover sedums, Rock N Low Boogie Wookiee stonecrop, to see if I liked them… love them! Planning to add more this year…. Thanks for showing so many varieties.

@HookedandRooted 23 дня назад

Hi Cheryl! Those sound so pretty! sedums make great ground covers.

@soniewhitten4844 24 дня назад

great video, i love them all also. i need to get some more lambs ear. also nice not having to mulch as much. thanks for sharing. hope you have a great day!

@debraisola9037 24 дня назад

I have Hellebore Sedum Lambs ear Never heard them called ground cover but makes sense 🙂🌿 thank you for sharing!!

@msmaddox2918 24 дня назад

I love ajuga too Steph! I have some in my garden and they are filling in nicely. I won't have to mulch as much this year! 😁

@patjackson3506 24 дня назад

Lamium is my favorite!

@susanschellberg4509 24 дня назад

I have many of the ground covers you mentioned and would have a hard time picking a favorite. I have the chocolate chip, a variegated and an ajuga call toucan with chartreuse foliage. Just planted an orchid frost lamium and golden feathers solomons seal. Also have a hardy geranium with chocolate foliage and violet flowers. My blue rug juniper has spread down a hillside and is perfect for that site. I never thought of hellebores as ground cover but you are right. I can never seem to get enough of them. I love to plant them in containers for the winter and then put them in the landscape in spring.

@littlemissy8356 21 день назад

I used to have lamb's ear. I really liked the plant except for the flowering, and the invasiveness. Nice to know there is a variety that doesn't do that. I might get. one again.

@reenamancuso1255 24 дня назад

I’m also a fan of Sweet Woodruff.

@deshgouri 24 дня назад

I have a variegated purple flowering ajuga that I love! They're so easy and add early spring interest.

@HookedandRooted 24 дня назад

I agree! 🌱

@teresataylor8267 24 дня назад

I have a ground cover, Creeping Jenny, and I don't like it...but I do like your Sedum and the colors give great interest. Thank you for highlighting the ground covers.❤ ❤❤ ❤❤❤❤

@user-rt8rx1pq9f 22 дня назад

I enjoyed watching your video and the information shared about ground covers which cuts down on mulching. I have planted creeping phlox as a ground cover and thinking about trying thyme. The previous owners here had sedum in their garden that is colorful as well. Interesting certain types of ajuga are not invasive, I am doing over the gardens here so appreciate all your suggestions and especially like your lambs ears, dead nettle, and European ginger. Have a great day & thanks again for the info!

@user-nx5rb3pb4y 22 дня назад

Hello Steph I just found your channel and has been back here several times already. Thank you! Your insights are much appreciated. Like you, I also have a deer issue. I cannot trust the plant tags anymore, sometimes they will say its deer resistant but our friendly deer love to munch on it, they ate my baby astilbe! Anyways, I'd like to ask, do you find lamiam as deer resistant? how about the Geranium Macrorrhizum? I know they eat the annual geraniums here. From your list, i love hellebores the most for their understated elegance.