Kousa, I think so. Some of the earliest might overlap with the last of the phlox. After they finish blooming it's just a low, fine-leaved dark green groundcover. It tends to stay green over the winter too, although not always.
Shannon, I am growing several different named varieties... uh, whatever the local grocery store had in their garden shop in the spring. You can get seed, I think, but as is so often the case you had better like plain mauve.
And yes, that *is* snow in the photo... ! Melting now, I'm happy to say. Sorta happy. Argh.
