In landscaping, ground cover plants usually refers to low-lying plants with a creeping or spreading habit, often evergreen and with twiggy dense growth. But the truth is, any plant that’s no more than ...

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 ...

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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 ...

"Black Scallop" has round, shiny midnight-purple foliage. Epimedium is an easy evergreen to semi-evergreen ground cover that grows in full to partial shade, even in the dry shade under a mature shade ...

When planted in a bed of spring-flowering bulbs, an evergreen ground cover not only sets off the blossoms but hides the fading leaves after the flower has bloomed. They also can provide a living mulch ...

Ground covers serve several functions in the yard and garden — bare-spot coverage, weed suppression, erosion control — but it's a real bonus when a ground cover can substitute for turfgrass lawn by ...

Ornamental ground covers are a great way to reduce landscape maintenance while adding color and textural patterns to areas in their landscape. They are also a good tool for dealing with those ...

QUESTION: I have attached a photo of a plant my neighbor has in her yard. It was already planted when she moved here, so we don’t know what it is, but we love it. It almost looks like giant ...

QDo you have any suggestions for an evergreen ground cover for a large shady slope, 70 feet by 10 feet? I don't want pachysandra, ivy or vinca. AFor a space that size, I'd suggest a mosaic of several ...