Top 9 Easy Ground Covers To Grow In Full Sun Or Shade

Asian Star Jasmine

A fast-spreading, evergreen ground cover that tolerates heat, humidity, and well-drained soils, with creamy-yellow flowers in late spring and early summer.

Moss Pink (Creeping Phlox) 

A spreading, evergreen ground cover with spectacular blue, red, pink, or white blooms in spring, requiring good drainage and full sun to partial shade.

Blue Catmint 

A drought-tolerant, sun-seeking ground cover with a lemon scent and tiny flowers, suitable for edging beds or spilling over walls, and attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies.

Creeping Juniper 

A low-maintenance, low-to-the-ground shrub that spreads up to 18 inches high, with dark green, yellow-green, or blue-green foliage that thrives in moist soil but is also drought-tolerant.

Creeping Thyme 

A popular ground cover for filling dry, hot areas of the garden, with dainty pink, purple, or magenta flowers and fragrant gray-green leaves, requiring well-draining soil and full sun.

Plumbago 

A spreading ground cover with true blue flowers in summer and coppery red foliage in fall, requiring full sun and well-drained soil, but can be aggressive and needs pruning.

Siberian Cypress 

A feathery, evergreen ground cover with coppery bronze foliage in autumn, requiring well-drained soil and partial shade, and cold-hardy.

Sweet Alyssum

A fast-growing ground cover with four-petal flowers in crisp white, deep purple, light pink, or peach, requiring well-drained soil and full sun to partial sun.

Vinca minor (Periwinkle)

An evergreen ground cover with blue-purple flowers in spring and early summer, requiring well-drained soil and partial shade to full sun.