Many of us gardeners find a spot of weeding calming, almost meditative. However, this can be less so if you have borders full of nettles or brambles - and let's face it, most gardeners would rather ...

From low light to lean soil, experts say there's an option that will work for everyone. Last weekend, we finished planting ground cover plants in our front yard. The middle of the plot is filled with ...

Ground cover plants can be a blessing or an absolute nightmare. They seem so dainty and delicate in the nursery: compact, tidy, perhaps loaded with flowers. But by nature, these are spreading plants.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman watering her flower garden with a hose - Mariia Boiko/Shutterstock Using a ground cover plant can be a wonderful and ...

If you have a sloped landscape, you know how difficult it can be to find suitable plants to grow on it. Because of their angle, slopes can experience a lot of water runoff, causing the plants to ...

In landscaping, ground covers are a wonderful tool that are often chosen for aesthetic reasons. These plantings can be used to introduce a new color to an area that needs a lift or to introduce a ...

Five things to do in the garden: 1. Plant a Spanish shawl. There is no ground cover more captivatingly beautiful than Spanish shawl (Centradenia floribunda). I first saw it in a nursery on a cart of ...

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 ...

I have two problem areas in my lawn. The grass is thin and grows poorly under a large tree. I also have a sloping area that is difficult to mow. What could I grow in these two areas that would be ...

While some parts of the country are currently in a deep freeze, other regions of the U.S. are ready to begin the planting ...

Question: I have trouble growing a lawn under large trees. Part of the area has a fairly steep slope. Is there a grass or other ground cover that I can grow in this area? Answer: There are several ...

A field planted with cereal rye, one of the most common cover crops in Iowa. Photo by Ally Larson/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons ...