10 Best Ground Cover Plants

Ajuga Ground Cover

Ajuga, also known as carpet bugleweed, is a gorgeous ground cover plant. This perennial grows in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 3 through 9.

“You’ll get very glossy leaves in shades of chocolate-brown, bronze and deep green,” says Jen Stark, master gardener and founder of Happy DIY Home. “And it sends up small spikes of white, pink, purple or blue flowers in the summer.”

Ajuga can handle sun or partial shade, and Stark says that it does well in almost any soil type. It needs good soil drainage and moderate water.