ground covers?

[johnson1942]

i use a lot of crown vetch and am very happy with that on the yards edges. looks good, covers good and the weeds and grass dont stand a chance. anything else i can use? im in north western ne. at 4000 ft. what can grow here and be as good as crown vetch? i like different things and im sure i am missing out on a couple of good ground covers. i want them to come back each year with out replanting.

[MaryB]

Clover is taking over my lawn...

[waksupi]

Knap weed and quack grass are doing wonderfully in my lawn. In this drought, they are the only green plants.

[Cmm_3940]

That should put you in zone 4b. How much sun/shade? I'm guessing mostly sun if crown vetch is doing well. How tall were you thinking you want? Pachysandra is probably about the hardest to kill. It's stoloniferous, so it will tend to spread quite a bit. Mint will do the same thing, plus you can pick it and put it in iced tea. There are also many varieties of fancy miscanthus (grasses) that should do well. For shady areas, look for varieties of lamium, ajuga, pulmonaria, brunerra, vinca, etc. that are hardy in zone 4. Stay away from euonymus and english ivys; they'll choke everything else out.