These 13 succulents can be grown as attractive ground covers that thrive in drought conditions and resist encroaching weeds ...

"The more sunlight they get during the day, the more colorful their blooms will be," she says. Growing Zones: 2 to 11 Sweet alyssum, also called alyssum, is a fast-growing annual with clusters of tiny ...

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Ground covers suppress weeds ... The foliage can turn a burgundy color, too, says Hillock: "It blooms a lot when cooler temperatures set in during the fall." Wine cup, or poppy mallow (Callirhoe ...

Plus, a few words about the sweet pea shrub (Polygala x dalmaisiana) since it seems to be everywhere this spring.

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A variety of flowers and foliage growing as ground cover on a slope. - Beekeepx/Shutterstock ...