20 Ground Covers That Spread Faster Than Grass (And Rarely Need Mowing)
204K views · Apr 3, 2026 · Entertainment
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@nancyleague8862 · 5 months ago (edited)
Creeping thyme, Thrift, Corsican mint, blue star flower, sweet woodruff, creeping Jenny, ajuga, mazus ereptus, clover, pratia 2cm, sedum, creeping juniper, creeping thyme, chamomile lawn, bishops weed (can be invasive, variegated, contained ares), penny royal ( repels ticks, fleas, biting insects, 4-6cm, wooly thyme, lily of the valley (invasive, toxic), creeping wire vine, creeping raspberry,
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@KavinHarvest · 5 months ago
One marketing campaign and suddenly everyone was paying to kill something that had been fertilizing their lawn for free. They just changed how people thought about clover. And then herbicide companies can sell their products year by year.
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@NoWorkGarden · 5 months ago
This is exactly what I’ve been looking for! A low-maintenance alternative to grass sounds like a dream 🌿
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@terrilovejoy2864 · 5 months ago
I just told my boyfriend my yard started filling with white clovers when I told him to stop having my yard sprayed. I saw bumble bees 🐝 In my yard again!❤
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@catherineduchene6497 · 5 months ago
Plant native! So many native choices that serve this same purpose
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@ReesesBallet-p5x · 5 months ago
The reason why some of these are "practically unheard of" is because they are HIGHLY invasive and absolutely DESTROY native habitats that local ecosystems depend on for survival.
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@wellspringer · 5 months ago
This would be so much more useful if they invested in images that match what they are describing!
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@mariettamayhugh8742 · 5 months ago
You need to be aware that these plants can be invasive. Our forests are being destroyed by an ivy that was introduced by people trying to kill weeds.
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@YoderHiddenWays · 4 months ago
This is an excellent list of ground covers. I love finding alternatives to traditional grass lawns
@elizabethshannon24 · 1 month ago
Lovely. Thanks. ❤
@RarePlantSecrets · 5 months ago
Thank you for sharing, it's wonderful and meaningful. Wishing you good health.
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@carolburgett6912 · 5 months ago
Particularly concerned about using plants from south of the equator. Have found so many of them to be toxic to local insects including pollinators.
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