Ground Cover

Soap plant, various kinds of thyme, marigolds

Creeping Myrtle (Vinca Minor) is good in Colorado where we have little precipitation but might be invasive where you are. Sweet woodruff does well in Wisconsin. Ajuga and lamium like a bit more water than we have here although they also grow in my yard as does lily-of-the-valley. Look at your neighbors' yards. If you know an older gardener (like myself), they'll probably love to share plants so you can figure out what works best. That's how I got my ground covers started decades ago! Good luck.

I like the vinca, but it can certainly creep and become invasive so research its characteristics.

It the only ground cover -that thrives at my location where nothing wants to grow like under cedar trees or at the roadside. Its nice to have a cheerful self sustaining flowering ground cover not to have the all weeds. I dont minds its creeping tendency, Ill pull up areas and transplant in other areas.