Blue chalksticks (Curio repens) is a drought-resistant grass alternative that will fill your yard with a plant color rarely seen in gardens. This icy blue, mat-forming succulent has fleshy, finger ...

While larger succulents are often used singly as accent or container plants, smaller succulents are getting a second look for use as ground covers. “Succulents are some of my favorite ground ...

Blue chalksticks (Senecio serpens) is another stalwart candidate for parkway planting. It’s a succulent ground cover with cylindrical, powder blue leaves that was highly popular until a few ...

Blue porterweed is a Brevard native that makes an excellent ground cover. Eastern dune sunflower , Helianthus debilis , produces a gorgeous mounding plant that is 2 to 4 feet tall and wide.

Blue chalksticks (Senecio serpens) is another stalwart candidate for parkway planting. It’s a succulent ground cover with cylindrical, powder blue leaves that was highly popular until a few ...

The foot-tall herb blends beautifully with blue-gray succulents and works well as an edging or ground cover. Good for cooking. Huntington carpet rosemary and Tuscan blue rosemary ...

A good ground cover for slopes and shady areas is C. multicava, which has dark green, oval leaves. Portulacaria afra: This shrub succulent resembles jade but has red stems and smaller leaves.

Key Takeaways Drought-tolerant ground covers are low-maintenance plants that conserve water and enhance garden aesthetics. Options like creeping thyme, sedum, and creeping raspberry offer vibrant ...

Blue-eyed grass, Sisyrinchium angustifolium, ... Aptenia cordifolia, (a succulent ground cover that can handle full sun in the winter but does not do as well through the summer, ...