In landscaping, ground cover plants usually refers to low-lying plants with a creeping or spreading habit, often evergreen and with twiggy dense growth. But the truth is, any plant that’s no more than ...

Garden weeds are the bane of every gardener's existence — especially if you're working overtime to keep your lawn looking its best. These plants are known to crop up anywhere around the yard, from ...

Getting to know underrated ground cover plants can prove a real game changer for your yard. Every plot has those less-than-lovely, tricky areas, that could do with greening up, but often we have to ...

Ground covers are plants that are low-growing (usually less than 24 inches high) herbs, perennials, shrubs and vines. These plants are valued for their ability to spread easily and quickly. They bring ...

It's time to meet the low-maintenance evergreen that stays cool, calm, and impossibly collected — even when the rest of your ...

Houttuynia is a pretty perennial ground cover that has yellow, rosy and red foliage in full sun. It needs to be contained, as it spreads aggressively. Howard Garrett / Special Contributor Ground cover ...

If you have been considering adding ground covers to your landscape, now through March is an excellent time to plant them. Planting early will provide ground covers with a chance to become somewhat ...

Best bets for ground covers to brighten up any shady area. If you have a shady spot in your garden, you know how difficult it is to choose plants that will thrive, especially when it comes to ground ...

Q.: Do you think pachysandra or Bishop's weed groundcover (or both) would eventually choke out shrubs, bulbs and flowers? A 23-year-old hydrangea I have is dead as a door name. Also, my hollyhocks, ...

Weeding and mulching are the two most time-consuming and expensive maintenance steps for most landscape beds, and the least fun. So are cleanup and raking of windfall leaves, sticks, litter and debris ...

“Grass has started growing in a couple of my ground-cover plantings and in some sections of my perennial border. Some of the perennials with grass growing in and around them are lady’s mantle and ...