How to Use ground cover in a Sentence

ground cover

noun
  • Plant them with other spring bloomers in pots or as a ground cover.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 4 Feb. 2023
  • New trees, shrubs and ground covers can be planted; do keep the root balls moist.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 June 2018
  • This ground cover does need pruning to keep it in bounds and off the trunk of the trees.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024
  • Some very small selections have even been used as a ground cover.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Use ground covers as a living mulch to control weeds.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Are there shrubs or trees for these ground covers to interact with?
    — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Star jasmine can trail as a ground cover or scramble up a chain link fence.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
  • This ground cover will bloom all summer and fall with little care from you.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
  • When’s the best time to kill off lawns for later ground cover planting?
    — oregonlive, 9 July 2022
  • Add tough shade-tolerant ground cover to help crowd out weeds.
    — Boston.com Real Estate, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Alyssum will stay less than a foot tall and will spread to any sunny spots as a ground cover plant.
    — Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Instead, change the root zone areas from grass to ground cover or mulch.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 27 Sep. 2021
  • This is an herb that grows rapidly and can serve as a carefree ground cover.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Then plant a ground cover that will tolerate dry shade to fill the rest of the area.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2022
  • There are many ground covers to choose from and, likewise, many fragrant plants.
    — Earl Nickel, SFChronicle.com, 8 June 2018
  • This has been landscaped around wide stone stairs with gardens, trees and ground cover.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2018
  • The same goes for ground covers like hens and chicks or trailing plants like burro's tail.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Winter is a stress free time to add hardy trees, shrubs and ground covers to the landscape.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Clear out wood piles, dense ground cover, debris, and rock piles near the garden.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 31 May 2026
  • The ground cover was tall enough to hide birds, and the two male spruce grouse flushed underfoot.
    — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Oct. 2020
  • The tricky part is that your local nurseries may sell ground covers that can do more harm than good.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
  • Trailing types make a lovely ground cover at the edge of a rain garden.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
  • Morning glories are a great flower to use as ground cover or to line a fence.
    — Katy Severson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Cardamom grows as a two- to three-foot-tall ground cover for shady areas in frost-free zones.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
  • These plants make for a charming, dense, lushly green ground cover that can thrive in deep shade.
    — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Some types are low growing and work well as a beautiful ground cover too.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 21 July 2023
  • The fire also reduced the ground cover holding the soil in place.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2019
  • Learn to tolerate the rest, or conceal them with a tall ground cover.
    — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Oregano makes a lovely ground cover in front of rosemary and other herbs.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Is there anything that will kill oxalis and not our ground cover, like some weed killers for grass or turf?
    — oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2020

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