Flowering groundcovers that can handle light foot traffic (sometimes, even a mower)—Kathy Connolly

Archangel, Lamiastrum galeobdonblon ‘Herman’s Pride’

Barren strawberry, Geum fragarioides (native)

Bellflowers, Campanula poscharskyana, c. portenschlagiana

Blue star creeper, Isotoma fluviatilis

Bugle, Ajuga reptans

Chamomile, creeping or Roman, Chamaemelum nobile

(can be mowed)

Corsican mint, Mentha requienii

Irish “moss,” Sagina subulata

Leptinella, Leptinella squalida

Mazus, Mazus reptans

Meehan’s mint, Meehania cordata (eastern native)

Moss, many native species

Mountain sandwort, Arenaria montana

Pinks, Dianthus deltoides

Rupturewort, Herniaria glabra

Scotch “moss,” Sagina subulata aurea

Sedum, Sedum acre, S. lydium, S. rupestre, S. reflexum, S. spurium

Snowy Marguerite, Anthemis carpatica

Speedwell, Veronica oltensis, V. pectinata

Strawberry, meadow, Fragaria virginica (native)

Strawberry, woodland, Fragaria vesca (native)

Sweet woodruff, Galium odoratum

Thrift, Armeria maritima

Thyme, Thymus citriodorus, T. lanuginosus, T. praecox

Yarrow, Achillea millefolium (native, can be mowed)

Grass-like plants:

Pennsylvania sedge, Carex pensylvanica (native, can be mowed)

Appalachian sedge, Carex. appalachica (native, can be mowed)

Seersucker sedge, Carex plantaginea (native)

Silver sedge, Carex platyphylla (native)

Liriope, Liriope spicata, L. muscari

Mondo grass, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nana’