The Best Ground Cover for Annual Flowers

Benefit

• Ground covers provide color for many areas that lay dormant most of the year. The best ground cover prevents soil erosion on gardening sites and edges of paths.

Conditions

• Match the ground cover's growing requirements with the growing site. It is also important to match the requirements with the annual flowers. Do not plant drought-loving plants with plants that need to stay moist. This will cause root rot in the plants with arid growing requirements when those thirsty varieties are watered.

Size

• The size relationship between the annual flowers and the ground cover is important. Ground cover tends to shade out any weeds and plants that are smaller than the ground cover plants. The best ground cover is shorter than the annual flowers growing near it.