Some ground cover plants thrive when planted in the cooler weather. Before the first frost, plant these ground covers to ...

Creeping thyme in full bloom with light pink flowers next to creeping phlox with darker pink flowers - Undefined Undefined/Getty Images If you're looking for a ground cover to prevent weeds from ...

It's official: Traditional lawns are getting a botanical makeover, and red creeping thyme (Thymus serpyllum 'Coccineus') is leading the trend. With vibrant magenta blooms, a zesty lemony fragrance, ...

Be careful what you wish for when planting ground covers. Most will do exactly that — cover the ground! For years I have had a healthy crop of creeping thyme. Everywhere. It tends to show up ...

To us, there's nothing better than the one-two punch creeping thyme offers gardeners. Its wide mat provides seemingly endless blooms of a dusty purple color. But it's more than just a pretty face; ...

Nearly every lawn or garden has one – a bare, ugly spot where nothing seems to grow well. Maybe the spot gets too much sun, or too much shade. Perhaps the soil is too sandy, rocky or full of clay for ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." “Traditional lawns are a lot of work,” says Krystal Doyle of Baltic Greenhouse Nursery. "Between the ...

Nearly every lawn or garden has one — a bare, ugly spot where nothing seems to grow well. Maybe the spot gets too much sun, or too much shade. Perhaps the soil is too sandy, rocky or full of clay for ...