Three of the petals of the Amber Glow tulip had blown off and settled onto a patch of Bugleweed in the front yard. The yellow/red of the Amber Glow tulip petals contrasted with the purple flowers of the Bugleweed.

A closer view of the purple flowers that formed the stalks of the Bugleweed groundcover.

A closer view of the small green leaves that formed the underlying mat of Bugleweed groundcover. Those leaves remained green over the summer and turned red in the autumn.

The individual Bugleweed groundcover plant began small as it came from the store. Over the following years, it would grow to cover a vast swath of land.

A single plant had grown to cover a vast carpet of land at the base of the raised garden in the side back yard.