I have few gardening regrets, but those I do have largely involve unwanted groundcover plants. Groundcover can be incredibly valuable, but invasive ground cover plants are thugs, and what might start ...

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 ...

Planting in dry shade can be a challenge. Set yourself up for success by choosing these foolproof plants for shady spots.

Looking for ways to spruce up drab flower beds or just want to get ahead of spring weeding? Although it may be too late in the year to plant some cold sensitive plants, there are lots of attractive ...

From weed suppression to visual cohesion, ground covers are the hard-working backbone of your garden. Here are our favorite ...

Tired of the work and water that your lawn takes to maintain? Want to be more environmentally conscious with the space you now dedicate to a lawn? Then trade in your monoculture grass for something ...

Different types of shade (dense, partial, filtered) require different plants. Groundcovers like Asiatic jasmine and cast iron plants are suitable for dense shade. Partial shade allows for a wider ...

Here are five good reasons to never use landscape fabric in your garden. We'll also share better alternatives for suppressing weeds, from cardboard to groundcovers.

Q. My quest is to reduce watering, but I like a lawn and we have a medium-sized dog. I see that miniclover has a good root system, takes about half as much water as grass, and resists dog urine. My ...

When a grass lawn is not suitable or preferable for your garden, a groundcover is often a good choice. Groundcovers protect the soil, prevent erosion on a slope, and discourage weeds from taking hold ...