Xeriscape ground cover

Want to replace your lawn with a ground cover you could step on without damaging it? Discover the names of these Best Walkable Ground Covers!

'Elfin' Thyme Heavy Foot Traffic Thymus serpyllum 'Elfin' Slow grower; full to part sun; pink flowers in summer; fragrant

Description This foliage is gray/green/silvery; it is a very dense, mat forming ground cover. It tolerates drought, cold, salt spray and poor soils. It's deep rooted and produces small, inconspicuous yellow flowers. Rock Ditty is great for use in between stepping stones or pavers.

This list of ground covers for shade is perfect if you don't have a lot of sunlight. Here you'll find lots of options for a low-light garden.

Dealing with drought conditions? These drought-tolerant ground covers can thrive in your yard with less water.

Sedum (or stonecrop) thrives in sunny, dry areas much better than other pants. Here are a few varieties to consider.

There’s a groundcover for shade or sun, dry or boggy. Grace Dinsdale of Blooming Junction shares her favorites.

From golden creeping Jenny to Mazus, these low-maintenance ground covers grow thickly and spread quickly to choke out weeds.

Many of us have a love-hate relationship with our lawns. Although we enjoy the cool carpet of green grass to lie on and play on in summer, no one wants to spend hours every weekend mowing and trimming—not to mention battling weeds, insects, and fungus, and aerating, feeding, watering, and seeding. Turf lawns take a lot of time and money to maintain. They require the use of precious water resources to keep them alive, and the pesticides and herbicides we apply to them can damage the…

Ideal for filling gaps in paving or replacing areas of lawn, these plants are perfect for walking on