Ground cover plants can fill in the gaps between flowers and shrubs, turning your garden into one cohesive carpet.

Looking for a beautiful, hardy ground cover that's easy to care for? Bearberry, also called kinnickinnick, stays green year-round and has delicate, little white flowers that bloom in spring. Those ...

Whorls of three succulent-like leaves are responsible for this petite perennial sedum’s nickname: three-leaved stonecrop. It tolerates partial shade and is low maintenance once established. Watch for ...

Flowers of miniature Thyme (Thymus serpyllum 'Minor') as ground cover in a gravel garden. - Fotolinchen/Getty Images Whether it's the hottest part of summer or you have soil that can't hold moisture ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hummingbird with white breast and long beak perched on a mossy branch. - Jiri Vlach/Shutterstock Hummingbirds are not only ...

Clay soil can pose challenges for many gardeners, but that doesn't mean you have to settle for a lackluster landscape. If you have clayey soils, adding one or more of these ground cover plants for ...

A bare patch of soil rarely stays bare for long. Weeds move in, moisture escapes, and borders can look unfinished even when ...

Question: I recently purchased a home in Idaho Falls that is landscaped with shrubs which lose their leaves. When I lived in Oregon most of our shrubs were evergreen. Are there evergreen shrubs and ...