Groundcover plants can fill in the gaps between flowers and shrubs, turning your garden into one cohesive carpet.

2. Creeping Phlox Another ground cover that develops flowers that bring in the pollinators, creeping phlox also has evergreen leaves that are deeply green, oval and pointed at the tips.

Advertisement Horseherb Calyptocarpus vialis: A deciduous to semi-evergreen ground cover for sun or shade, with a height of 8 to 10 inches. Ever-blooming tiny yellow flowers. Easy to grow in any soil.

A: A surprising number of plants tolerate shade, from inches-tall peacock gingers with patterned foliage and iridescent blooms to towering evergreen leucothoes with creamy white, fragrant spring ...

Liriope is a flowering ground cover. (Howard Garrett) Liriope, aka monkey grass and lilyturf, is an evergreen ground cover for sun or shade. Its grasslike clumps spread by underground stems to ...

Sweetbox. A glossy, broad-leaf evergreen that produces small, fragrant, white flowers in early spring. 2 feet tall, 3 to 4 feet wide.

The plants form attractive clumps of ivy, lance, or heart-shaped foliage. There are currently more than 20 species of cyclamen, but hardy cyclamen typically is considered the easiest to grow.