You can weed and hoe regularly so that rampant weeds do not spoil your well-kept front yard. It is more decorative and less sweaty with ground covers. We present the best cushion plants for a weed-free front yard here.

The carpet flame flower inspires with its numerous small flowers in spring

Ground cover for the sunny front yard - tips for a carpet of flowers

If your front garden is on the south side of the house, the sun-kissed location is recommended for flowering ground cover. The following types and varieties not only keep annoying weeds in check. The beautiful flowers also form picturesque cushions:

  • Carpet smuts (Phlox douglasii) with dense flower cushions in spring and evergreen foliage; 5-10cm
  • Blue cushion 'Blue Tit' (Aubrieta x cultorum), the blue-flowering classic for sunny locations; 8-10cm
  • Bacopa 'Weihenstephaner Gold' (Sedum floriferum), evergreen, colorful and easy to care for; 10-15cm

The queen of flowers is not too bad to present her abundance of flowers as a ground cover in the front yard. The ground cover rose 'Knirps' enchants with semi-double, pink flowers. If the carpet of flowers may be a little higher, the more frequently blooming rose 'Schneekönigin' is a good choice with simple, pure white osmanthus flowers on curved stems up to 50 cm high.

Shade tolerant ground cover - a selection for the north side

On the north side of the house, the weak light specialists are required under the ground cover. The following species and cultivars replace lavish abundance of flowers with a decorative foliage dress to put weeds in their place:

  • Shade green, fat man (Pachysandra terminalis) with evergreen, slightly shiny leaves; 20-25cm
  • Ivy (Hedera helix), the vigorous groundcover for shady locations with climbing potential; 10-300cm
  • Red carpet berry (Gaultheria procumbens), probably the loveliest ground cover with red berries; 10-20cm

The magnificent genus of purple bells (Heuchera villosa) gives us a premium variety for the shady front garden with 'Berry Smoothie'. All year round, the pink decorative leaves gather to form a dense carpet, over which a dainty white flower rises in summer.

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In the Japanese front garden design, moss acts as a stylish ground cover. Above all, cool, damp and poorly lit niches can be planted with the undemanding, evergreen spore plant. Star moss (Sagina subulata), which contrary to its name is not real moss but is rooted in the ground, is perfectly suited as a hard-wearing lawn replacement.

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