ground cover

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In the Mariposa Grove, crews were scraping the ground cover to bare soil to prevent flames and spot fires from spreading, and were wrapping some of the ancient giants in protective foil.

From Los Angeles Times

You can also mulch heavily and establish living ground cover using plants such as white clover, creeping thyme, creeping germander or bugleweed, which fill niches and retain moisture, Kiers says.

From Washington Post

This can be provided by dense shrubs, evergreens, log or brush piles, or ground cover, according to Habitat at Home’s certification requirements.

From Seattle Times

It blooms profusely in summer and fall with thin, bright red trumpet-shaped flowers and provides a shaggy, silvery green ground cover that looks good mixed with other plants in the spring.

From Los Angeles Times

Generous swathes of ground cover roses create a tidy border or can fill a sloped site with continuous bloom.

From Seattle Times