ground cover
Example Sentences
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The plant has a low, spreading to trailing habit and makes an excellent ground cover, growing 6 to 12 inches tall.
From Seattle Times
Plants like English ivy offer an easy solution as a ground cover but never respect or stay contained within the boundary of a homeowner’s property.
From Washington Post
Ground-nesting native bees need patches of exposed and undisturbed soil, free of mulch or other ground covers.
From Salon
She grows three-foot-high tall-grass buffer strips around her fields to protect the soil and in winter plants crops to provide ground cover.
From Reuters
One gardener’s resilient ground cover for shade is another’s nightmare.
From Seattle Times
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