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Plants hired to do the lawn's job without the mower guilt trip.
means Low-growing plants spread over soil to carpet it densely, crowding out weeds and shielding the ground from erosion and sun.
from A plain-spoken compound from 'ground' plus 'cover' — no hidden roots or borrowed myths here, just horticultural English describing exactly what it does: cover the ground. The term settled into gardening vocabulary as lawns fell out of fashion with the ecologically minded, giving low spreading plants like creeping thyme or ivy a job title of their own.
- erosion control
- roots stitch soil down so rain can't steal it
- weed strategy
- shades out rivals before they germinate
- slope solution
- thrives where mowers fear to tread
- common picks
- creeping thyme, ivy, and moss love no-mow life