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While looking similar to Irish Moss, its delicate leaves can handle moderate foot traffic and drought. Moss Campion ( Silene acaulis)ĭo you imagine walking over a fairy-like carpet? Then Moss Campion is here for you. Soil: Tolerates most soils, best in acidic clay and loam soils Water: Low, but needs water during hot periods

Mowing also encourages smaller leaves for a finer texture.įoot Traffic: Light to moderate (heavy if mixed with grass) If bees and bee stings are a concern, mow microclover regularly and it won’t flower. Clover will improve the grass’ health with less work from you. Microclover on its own can stand up to light to medium traffic. Clover fixes atmospheric nitrogen in its roots, naturally fertilizing the soil, while also attracting beneficial insects and growing densely enough to crowd out weeds. While for the past fifty years, clover has been seen as a weed that must be eradicated, home-owners are rediscovering clover and microclover’s advantages. In winter, the leaves turn red, adding interest long after warm-season grasses have turned brown. If you need a ground cover to stand up to kids, pets, and heavy wheels running over it, Green Carpet Rupturewort is a solid choice. It is drought-tolerant, grows well, tolerates most soils, and even stands up to heavy foot traffic. With its tight and tiny leaves, and almost invisible white flowers, Green Carpet Rupturewort is not the flashiest of cover plants, but it’s a workhorse. Green Carpet Rupturewort ( Herniaria glabra) Water: Low to Moderate some drought-tolerance Thyme will also produce pink to lavender flowers.įoot Traffic: Light to Moderate (Wooly thyme is the toughest) As you walk across creeping thyme, the leaves release a lovely herbal scent. pseudolanuginosus) quickly forms a hardy, silver-tinged carpet.

Elfin) stays below 2 inches, while wooly thyme ( T. serpyllum)Ĭreeping thyme is one of the more popular suggestions for high traffic ground cover and includes a few different varieties for different needs. Creeping Thyme ( Thymus pseudolanuginosus and T. It grows low at 3 to 5 inches and blossoms in mid-to-late summer for golden color when other flowers are lagging. While a lot of recommended ground covers for foot traffic prefer well-drained, even sandy soils, what if you’ve got a marsh of often wet soil? Birdsfoot Trefoil loves poorly drained, fertile soil while still being resilient to heavy foot traffic and even dog urine. Soil: Prefers sandy or well-draining soil

Water: Moderate to low some drought-tolerance Although less aggressive than other strawberries, beach strawberry still spreads through runners, so plant it where it can’t spread easily.įoot Traffic: Moderate (springs back when stepped on) It also produces white flowers and edible strawberries. The leaves spring back after getting stepped on. But beach strawberry, a plant native to the Pacific Northwest, can handle moderate foot traffic. When thinking of ground covers and lawn substitutes, your first thought was probably not strawberries.