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 ...

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

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 ...

It's probably no surprise to learn that we love ground covers because they offer the promise of effortless, low-maintenance beauty on spots that are otherwise bare eye sores. But let's be real -- not ...

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 ...

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, ...

Ground covers are usually described as low-growing evergreen plants that form a tight mat. The problem with this narrow description is that there are few applications for this type of covering in ...

Turf grass is the ground cover of choice for many property owners, mainly for its rich, carpetlike appearance. But grass is thirsty, demands frequent maintenance and provides little wildlife appeal.

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Ground covers have outgrown their traditional purpose as a stand-in where grass and other plants are difficult or impossible to grow. Now they compete dramatically for attention in many home ...

“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 ...