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Some Flowering ground covers combine beauty with functionality, bestowing floral color on the landscape while suppressing weed plants and fighting soil erosion. Seeking a solution for a problem area? Flowering ground covers offer a solution that doesn't demand any compromise on aesthetics. Note, however, that many flowering ground covers bloom for only a relatively short period of time during the spring. Consequently, the best choices will be the ones that provide foliage that attracts you, as well. The pictures of flowering ground covers that follow will help you in your plant selection. You can also install a supplemental planting of annuals for longer-lasting floral color. Most flowering ground covers should be planted in a sunny spot for optimal performance, but a few of the examples I include in the photo gallery below provide options for areas with partial shade. Click on the links that accompany the entries to conduct further research on the featured plants. Groundcovers may provide solutions to a landscaping challenge or just add a bit of much needed texture and color. Groundcover plants, when properly taken care of, provide dense soil cover, retard weed growth, and prevent soil erosion. Groundcovers range in height from an inch to four feet. They can be woody or herbaceous; clumping or running; evergreen or deciduous. There is a broad array of colors and textures to choose from. Groundcovers not only solve problems but also unify different components in the landscape. Non-spreading types of groundcovers can be used as hedging material, traffic barriers or just visual guides toward an entry. They soften hardscapes such as walks, steps, and driveways. Groundcovers help to define space. A low groundcover can provide a transition between the lawn and taller plants used in beds. Attractive foliage, colorful flowers, and, at times attractive fruit can add color and texture to an otherwise "green" landscape. Groundcovers create various moods. Small leaved, smooth textured groundcovers used in broad curved plantings can convey a feeling of spaciousness. Whereas large leaved coarse textured groundcovers create a feeling of closeness.