It's a prettier, easier way to ditch the weeds. Microclover is a standout low-maintenance ground cover that naturally suppresses weeds, thrives in various conditions, and even boosts soil health.

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 ...

Spring is the perfect time to give your garden a visual upgrade by incorporating attractive ground covers. Beyond their beauty, ground cover plants offer various practical benefits, including choking ...

Ground covers — low-growing plants that mat, sprawl, trail, or clump on the ground — play a valuable role in the landscape.

Drought-tolerant ground covers are low-maintenance plants that conserve water and enhance garden aesthetics. Options like creeping thyme, sedum, and creeping raspberry offer vibrant foliage and ...

The ground-cover plants that catch many an eye this time of year are those with berries, but such plants offer many more benefits than eye candy. Ground cover is something that covers and protects the ...

When planning a garden, I always start by thinking in layers. Varying plant heights not only adds visual depth but also creates opportunities for sustainable gardening practices and supports habitat ...

Growing thriving ground cover plants adds functional and aesthetic value to any garden. If you feel your garden is missing something, there's a good chance that the Carpathian bellflower (Campanula ...

Its wispy cobweb strands make a perfectly creepy landscaping detail for Halloween, but this low-maintenance succulent truly shines as an all-year ground cover.

Raindrop splash, the top cause of garden soil erosion, can be stopped only by plants that grow close to the ground -- called, of course, ground covers. If you have enough sun, lawn is usually the ...

Garden centers and nurseries are bursting with plants that are drought tolerant, pollinator friendly and deer resistant. They also have ground covers, shrubs and trees that are less likely to fuel a ...

I read an article about using perennial peanuts as a ground cover. Can I grow this from seed? If not, is the plant locally available?Perennial peanut is not grown from seed but from rhizomes, or ...