Perennial groundcovers can add color, texture to your landscape and functional benefits. This vast category of plants includes enough options to satisfy any location. There are groundcovers for full sun, partial shade, or full shade.Some are tolerant of poor soil conditions; others prefer fertile soil; varieties are even available for soggy or salty locations.Many groundcovers are low maintenance.

With a little planning, selecting hardy groundcovers for your climate zone will add beauty, interest, and functionality to your landscape. Ground covers can create landscape borders, be used as lawn alternatives, provide erosion control, fill-in garden areas or between trees, and attract wildlife.

Groundcovers spread in different ways, including by root stems or underground runners; some are clump-forming spreaders. The quantity of plants required will depend on space size, soil conditions, the way plants spread and timing of coverage.

Some site-specific ground covers include-

Hillsides, prone to erosion, usually require groundcovers that are drought tolerant and prefer well-drained soil:

Blue fescue (Festuca glauca), blue sedge (Carex flacca), cotoneaster (Cotoneaster spp.),