How do you properly plant ground cover?

• A. In A Circular Pattern
• B. In Groups Of 2
• C. 18 Inches Apart In Rows
• D. In Rows, Each Row Staggered

Answer: (D)

The idea is to use spacing that lets the ground cover spread quickly into open space and form a continuous carpet. Planting in rows with each row staggered creates a checkerboard pattern, so the creeping stems from plants in one row reach into the gaps of the next row. This accelerates even coverage, improves weed suppression, and helps protect soil from erosion as the plants grow. The other patterns would leave more exposed soil or create clumps rather than a uniform cover: a circular arrangement tends to concentrate plants in the center leaving outer areas sparse, pairing only a couple of plants together doesn’t establish even coverage across the area, and spacing far apart in rows delays filling in since many ground covers spread from runners rather than straight-line growth.