Mulch can be a threat to your garden's micro-environment, getting in the way of bees and other organisms. Low-growing plants ...

I have few gardening regrets, but those I do have largely involve unwanted groundcover plants. Groundcover can be incredibly valuable, but invasive ground cover plants are thugs, and what might start ...

I’m a garden expert, and these 5 plants will stop Madweeds in their tracks.

From weed suppression to visual cohesion, ground covers are the hard-working backbone of your garden. Here are our favorite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Woman in the garden with freshly harvested herbs - VH-studio/Shutterstock There are multiple reasons to scour around the local ...

Groundcover plants could be your new best friends. There are beautiful and helpful plants that can be used in shade or sun. Some of the reasons I love groundcovers include reducing the use of mulch, ...

Planting in dry shade can be a challenge. Set yourself up for success by choosing these foolproof plants for shady spots.

FOR THOSE OF you who garden on a grand scale or have limited abilities, groundcovers make low-maintenance gardening possible. Nature abhors a void. If there is empty space, nature will fill it, ...

With varieties native to North America, tolerance to frigid temperatures down to minus 40 degrees F, and nearly 500 species described, this plant subverts all expectations of a succulent. Also known ...

Q: I am struggling to grow grass in some heavily shaded areas in my yard. Besides mulch, what are my options? Susan, Sand Springs A: For extremely shady and troublesome landscape sites, groundcover ...

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about filling gaps in the garden. Not among the solutions was the suggestion of groundcovers - horizontal gardening. Added benefits are that many of these plants are ...