How to Use ground cover in a Sentence

ground cover

noun
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  • This ground cover does need pruning to keep it in bounds and off the trunk of the trees.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024
  • Trim ground covers back to the edge of a path or sidewalk.
    — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Then plant a ground cover that will tolerate dry shade to fill the rest of the area.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2022
  • Growing in the 2- to 3-foot range, Lantana is good to use as a ground cover.
    — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 3 May 2022
  • If grass will not grow, what ground cover would grow there?
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2022
  • New trees, shrubs and ground covers can be planted; do keep the root balls moist.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 June 2018
  • The ground cover was tall enough to hide birds, and the two male spruce grouse flushed underfoot.
    — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Oct. 2020
  • The fire also reduced the ground cover holding the soil in place.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2019
  • Plant them with other spring bloomers in pots or as a ground cover.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Officers found Glass face down on the ground covered in blood in the hallway of one of the apartments.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • When’s the best time to kill off lawns for later ground cover planting?
    — oregonlive, 9 July 2022
  • Instead, change the root zone areas from grass to ground cover or mulch.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 27 Sep. 2021
  • There’s a lot of ground covered in this column, and not all of it thoroughly.
    — Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2017
  • There are many ground covers to choose from and, likewise, many fragrant plants.
    — Earl Nickel, SFChronicle.com, 8 June 2018
  • Learn to tolerate the rest, or conceal them with a tall ground cover.
    — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Grassy weeds are growing in a ground cover and a friend told me to use the Image herbicide.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Are there shrubs or trees for these ground covers to interact with?
    — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Bulbs fill the gap between ground cover and shrubs with fragrance and beauty.
    — Jodi Bay, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Morning glories are a great flower to use as ground cover or to line a fence.
    — Katy Severson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2021
  • This has been landscaped around wide stone stairs with gardens, trees and ground cover.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2018
  • Creeping phlox thrives in sandy or rocky soils and is often used as a ground cover, the Farmer's Almanac said.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
  • And a big tent with a plastic ground cover could be used as a resting spot in the adjacent park.
    — Dianne Solis, Dallas News, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Some very small selections have even been used as a ground cover.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Is there anything that will kill oxalis and not our ground cover, like some weed killers for grass or turf?
    — oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2020
  • The list of native edible plants includes dozens of species, from ground covers to large shrubs and trees.
    — Colin McCrate, The Seattle Times, 20 Feb. 2019
  • Plus, an extra-long ground cover helps keep sand away from the inside of the tent and provides more room for stretching out.
    — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2023
  • Add tough shade-tolerant ground cover to help crowd out weeds.
    — Boston.com Real Estate, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Meanwhile, in the front yard, a lawn was removed, sandstone pavers were brought in from Arizona, and thyme is used as a ground cover.
    — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Much of the garden has a field of yellow gazanias (Gazania rigens) as ground cover.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Grass is often hard to establish under trees due to shade and roots; select another ground cover.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2024

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