As your summer annuals fade and you start to cut back perennials, tough weeds will take the opportunity to fill in the gaps left behind. What you need is to fill those spaces with something even ...

Ground covers are heroes in the garden—they prevent weeds, control erosion, and protect the roots of neighboring plants. Plus, these low-maintenance plants are often grown as a sustainable alternative ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. garden with ground covers - Sean Gladwell/Getty Images Looking for a beautiful, hardy ground cover that's easy to care for?

While Southern winters are mild, they can turn blistering cold at the snap of a finger. We came up with a list of hardy ...

Ground cover plants may look modest, but they play an important role in the garden ecosystem. By covering the soil with foliage, they suppress weed growth and protect against compaction. The leaf ...

Steep slopes present a challenge in the garden, both in the initial planning stages and in relation to ongoing maintenance. Ground covers offer an excellent solution. These plants grow densely and ...

Want to spend less time pulling weeds next spring? Planting ground cover now can help keep them at bay. These hardy plants spread across bare soil, making it harder for weeds to take hold – a natural, ...

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 ...

They’re not the tallest plants in the forest, the brightest nor the showiest, yet groups of tiny ground covers still stop Elyse Jurgen on hikes. She snapped a photo in Lancaster County Park of a mix ...

As The New Sunset Western Garden Book, edited by Kathleen Norris Brenzel, notes, “Lawn is the best-known groundcover, unsurpassed as a surface to walk and play on. But where foot traffic is infrequent ...