These low-maintenance plants spread quickly, providing beauty and color you don't have to wait a long time for. David & Micha Sheldon / Getty Images Ground covers are heroes in the garden—they prevent ...

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.

Some ground cover plants thrive when planted in the cooler weather. Before the first frost, plant these ground covers to maximize your spring blooms.

Using ground cover plants to fill cracks in your pavers, blanket your plant beds, and even as a no-mow grass alternative is a simple way to add beauty to your yard, as well as suppress weeds, aid soil ...

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 ...

How do you grow grass in heavy shade? Sorry, it can't be done. Trees and grass both need the sunlight. Trees win! There is a solution though: shade-loving ground ...

Given a looming drought and my growing awareness of the importance of Earth-friendly gardening, I decided to try making my shady backyard less thirsty and more environmentally nurturing by finding ...

Questions: I want to plant some type of hardy/durable ground cover that will be green all year round and won't require much in the way of maintenance. Answer: Ground covers are defined as plants that ...

Ground cover plants serve many purposes. Yes, they can work simply as handy cover-ups for unsightly - and unstable - areas: a steep dry bank, perhaps, where the earth is constantly being blown away.

Many Midwestern homes have areas planted with ground covers. These low-growing, often vigorously spreading plants are generally easier to maintain than grass, but they are not carefree. For example, ...

Hardy cyclamen are a lovely ground cover that get better with each passing year. Native to areas of the Mediterranean such as Greece, Italy, Turkey, and Israel, this low-growing plant has delicate ...

The wait — determining which plants will survive and which will die — after our February freeze continues. Dozens of readers are writing in with questions about their ground cover, shrubs, flowers and ...