Tucson gardeners seem to have an aversion to bare soil. Thus ground cover like low growing purple lantana or trailing indigo bush. Also mulch makes a ground cover whether wood chips or rocky material whether a colored crushed stone, plain river rock or pea gravel.

The percentage of material, other than bare ground, covering the land surface. It may include live and standing dead vegetation, litter, cobble, gravel, stones and bedrock. Ground cover plus bare ground would total 100 percent. cf. foliar cover.

A plant used to provide a low-growing carpet between other plants.

any of various low, dense-growing plants, as ivy, pachysandra, etc., used for covering the ground, as in places where it is difficult to grow grass.

Anything which covers the ground surface or topsoil and has the affect of reducing erosion. Preferably this would be a vegetative layer of grasses and/or other low-growing plants but may also include plant residues such as leaf litter and tree debris as well as various forms of rock. Artificial groundcovers may also be established with such materials as straw mulch or jute mesh.

a plant with a low growing, spreading habit, grown specifically to cover the ground.

A ground cover is a plant that grows low to the ground and spreads.

Typically a low-lying plant that will spread outward, eventually covering all surrounding bare soil.

A groundcover is a low-lying plant, usually chosen with aesthetic considerations in mind and requiring minimal maintenance. A groundcover may cover large expanses of ground on the landscape, so economic considerations may also have to be taken into account. Groundcovers and cover crops are different groups of plants, despite some overlap. Cover crops are sometimes used as living mulches in a function akin to groundcovers. But cover crops are often tilled into the soil before flowering to supply the soil with amendments, whereas a groundcover may be present for many year.

The percentage of material, other than bare ground, covering the land surface. It may include litter, rock, gravel, stone, and plant basal material.

The percentage of material, other than bare ground, covering the land surface. Ground cover may include live and standing vegetation, litter, gravel, cobble, stones, boulders, and bedrock.

a plant that is low-growing and forms a dense mat over the surface of the soil

Ground Covers are plants that grow horizontal to the ground

Plants that are used to cover bare ground; they usually spread to form dense colonies that coke out weeds.

Forestry Operations & Water Quality] Any vegetative growth of other natural or manmade material that renders the soil surface stable against rainfall impact or accelerated erosion. Ground fire [ Fire Control] Burning organic soil which sometimes burns several inches to several feet underground. Ground fires are often difficult to detect and can burn for extended periods of time.

Any plant material which serves to limit soil erosion by covering large areas of ground, and which generally does not grow beyond twelve inches in height.

Low growing vegetation such as grass, forbs, vines or shrubs.

Any vegetative growth or natural or man-made material that renders the soil surface stable against accelerated erosion.

A plant such as an ivy, liriope, or juniper, used to cover the soil and form a continuous low mass of foliage. Often used as a substitute for turf grass.

A crop of growing plants, such as rye grass, that is plowed under while still green and allowed to decay and enrich the soil.

Herbaceous plants (including grasses and ferns) and the lowest shrubs occupying an area.

A plant that grows in the soil beneath a tree. Usually an herbaceous plant such as ivy or myrtle.

Any living or dead vegetative material producing a protective mat on or just above the soil surface.

A group of plants usually used to cover bare earth and create a uniform appearance.

Plants grown to keep soil from eroding.

Any of the various low, dense growing plants, such as myrtle or ivy, which are used in landscaping where it is difficult to grow grass, or for erosion control.