Before you turn to chemical treatments, one way to eliminate weeds from your garden is by growing ground covers. Learn the ...

Pruning: Periwinkle is a vigorous ground cover and pruning is important to keep it in check. Pruning can be done in the spring, cutting back fairly aggressively to control its spread.

3. Periwinkle If you are seeking evergreen ground cover plants that will cover beds and borders year-round, then periwinkle is a fast-growing option to consider.

I think of creeping juniper as kind of a ‘throw away’ ground cover, over used by builders on slopes to prevent erosion. But it’s tough, cheap and covers a lot of ground.

My favorite ground cover for sloping areas in full sun is Snow-in-Summer (Cerastium tomentosum). Creeping Potentilla, Utah Sedum, and Sweet Woodruff will also do well on sloping areas in sun or shade.