While both creeping thymes have similar growing conditions, Thymus serpyllum and Thymus praecox will have different results as a dependable ground cover based on a few factors.

Here are a few suggestions for ground covers that grow well in our hot dry climate. For a California native plant ground cover, try creeping sage, hummingbird sage or yarrow.

Don't just plant the first ground cover that catches your eye –First, take stock of your problem area so you can select a ground cover that is appropriate for the spot.

Be careful what you wish for when planting ground covers. Most will do exactly that — cover the ground! For years I have had a healthy crop of creeping thyme. Everywhere. It tends to show up ...

I think of creeping juniper as kind of a ‘throw away’ ground cover, over used by builders on slopes to prevent erosion. But it’s tough, cheap and covers a lot of ground.

Ground covers add texture, colorGround cover can be used in problem areas of the garden - in places where turf does poorly, where mowing and watering is difficult or where exposures are extreme.

Outsidepride.com offers more than 50 different types of ground cover seed, from the luminous lavender and red of Magic Carpet creeping thyme and the baby blue of forget-me-not to the gorgeous ...

Whatever the source of your problem spot, chances are the cure is pretty universal: cover it up … quickly, inexpensively and permanently with flowering or lush, green ground cover.

Outsidepride.com offers more than 50 different types of ground cover seed, from the luminous lavender and red of Magic Carpet creeping thyme and the baby blue of Forget-Me-Not to the gorgeous ...