Ground covers are great for preventing soil erosion and creating a lush look in your outdoor space, and these picks are even ...

No garden is grown in one day. But by incorporating a few ground cover plants into your yard, you'll one step closer! Ground cover plants offer solutions for various landscaping challenges, whether it ...

Cotoneasters (Cotoneaster spp.) are hardy, fire-resistant shrubs characterized by their thick, moisture-retaining leaves and ...

The lawn went in about 35 years ago; fresh sod carefully laid in a small area framed by a fieldstone wall and lots of trees. The fieldstone wall is still holding strong, its once bright face now ...

Picking plants that naturally flourish in your climate and weather conditions helps you to create an easy-to-maintain and lively garden. If you are lucky enough to live somewhere warm, opting for ...

For a guy who teaches high school students how to fix lawn mowers, Rich Riolo doesn't really need one himself -- not since Memorial Day weekend, anyway. Riolo and his wife, Debbie, got rid of grass, ...

If mowing the lawn is your least favorite chore, consider growing a groundcover instead of traditional lawn turf for a ...

Ground cover is the glue that holds the garden together, the mortar between the bricks, the landscaping texture you'd plant under trees and shrubs. In other words, it is the creative alternative to ...

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“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 ...