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ground cover

a. dense low herbaceous plants and shrubs that grow over the surface of the ground, esp, in a forest, preventing soil erosion or, in a garden, stifling weeds

b. (as modifier): ground-cover plants

ground cover [′grau̇nd ‚kəv·ər]

(botany)

Prostrate or low plants that cover the ground instead of grass.

(forestry)

All forest plants except trees.

ground cover

1. Low planting, often maintenance-free, used in masses.

2. A thin plastic sheet, or the like, spread over the ground in a crawl space to minimize moisture penetration.

Ground Cover

in horticulture, low herbaceous and usually procumbent plants, 5–15 cm tall, with variously colored and patterned foliage, used to create ornamental patterns on the ground. Some ground covers consist of various species of Alternathera, Antennaria, Artemisia, Achyranthes, Helichrysum, Gnaphalium, Iresine, Coleus, Mesembryanthemum, Pelargonium, Pyrethrum, Santolina, Sedum, Sempervivum, Spergula, Stachys, Stellaria, Festuca, Cineraria, and Echeveria. Low flowering plants are also used, including lobelia, heliotrope, portulaca, ageratum, fuschia, and Begonia semperflorens.

The first step in creating ground cover is to draw an outline laying out how the plants of the desired colors are to be arranged. The cultivation of ground covers is labor intensive. The plants are propagated primarily by cuttings, which are rooted in green-houses in February and then transplanted into hotbeds. The care of ground covers includes watering, pruning and trimming, and regular weeding.

Because of changes in fashion in ornamental horticulture and the great expenditure of labor and materials, ground covers have lost their popularity and are seldom used. Gardens and parks are landscaped with groups of low spreading perennials which have brightly colored or patterned foliage and can survive the winter in the ground. Such perennials include arabis, aubrietia, speed-well, saxifrage, sedum, sempervivum; and species of Sagina.

N. G. GRINKEVICH

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Use ground-cover plants and containers placed in the non-driveway space or try separating the driveway from the rest of the garden with small trees or shrub borders.

Put on a good front and make selling easy; At Home FIRST impressions ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

CHOOSE ground-cover plants from geraniums ( the hardy perennial form, not tender bedding pelargoniums ( with red, pink, blue or white flowers throughout summer; lesser periwinkle, Vinca minor Variegata, with gold-and-green foliage plus brilliant blue flowers; bugle, Ajuga reptans, with purple leaves and blue flowers; and bergenia with "elephant ears" foliage and mauve winter flowers.

Chores for the week by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

You mention that your ground-cover area is adjacent to grass.

IN THE GARDEN GAZANIA VARIETIES HAVE IT COVERED WITH COLOR by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

ground truth measurements

ground visibility