Beautiful Ground Covers are a Backyard Essential

There are many practical uses for ground covers as well as uses for aesthetics. If you have an area in your backyard that you’re not quite sure what to do with this might be a great option for you. 

In a natural eco system the ground cover can be used to protect the soil from eroding away. This is very useful in areas with high levels of rain or other destructive weather conditions. These can occur naturally or they may be planted strategically by ecologists.

It’s possible have the same effect in your very own backyard! You can use ground cover to hide an unsightly area or even make it a focal point of beauty. This is something that will appeal to many home owners because there are so many different kinds to choose from.

Most of the groundcovers are grass varieties when they are in the natural environment. That is probably because grasses are so easily spread. But your choices definitely don’t stop there when it comes to your own yard.

Moss is one beautiful option. There is something so elegant and pretty about deep green mosses, which makes them an excellent choice. If you’d rather have a cover with some more depth you can choose to use low growing shrubs. 

Ivy is something that some people forget to consider. Ivy plants are great because they spread all around and create their own intricate design. There are also a wide variety of ivy plants to choose from.

You definitely don’t have to limit yourself either. Pretty much any plant that grows low and will cover the ground can be used here. In fact, some people use herbs like mint as their ground cover. That serves a double purpose because you can use the mint in your recipes and in your iced tea!

It is important to keep in mind that the things you choose will have different levels of maintenance. For example, moss doesn’t really require you to do much at all while certain low growing shrubs would need constant care and attention. If you love being outside and doing yard work this shouldn’t be a problem for you. If you are more hands off it’s definitely something you need to take into consideration.

Ground covers are great for hiding a patch of land you can’t seem to do anything else with or for adding an element of great design to your backyard. 

Some otther groundcover options are:

- Bigleaf Periwnkle - fast growing plants with solitary violet flowers at the end of the stem

- Chameleon Plant - features boldly variegated leaves of red, pink, white, green, and yellow 

- Phlox - stunning color everyone would love

- Lobelia - beautiful tiny flowes in sky blue, dark blue and rose pink colors

- Silver Brocade, also know aas Wooly. you can step on this without any problems, and it will disperse a beautiful smell while stepped on.