Despite years of encouragement to change water-guzzling landscapes to ones that are more appropriate for a desert, there are still local residents who think their only landscape choices in the Mojave ...

MACOMB — Our landscapes are more than flowers and trees. Within a natural landscape, you will find multiple layers starting at the ground level and moving all the way up into the canopy of the trees.

Discover 10 ground cover plants that not only enhance your yard's beauty but also repel deer. Protect your garden with these ...

If you have been considering adding ground covers to your landscape, now through March is an excellent time to plant them. Planting early will provide ground covers with a chance to become somewhat ...

Filling the area under a shady tree with foliage and flowers can be tricky. However, these ground covers can add visual interest, even in deep shade.

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 ...

Nearly every lawn or garden has one — a bare, ugly spot where nothing seems to grow well. Maybe the spot gets too much sun, or too much shade. Perhaps the soil is too sandy, rocky or full of clay for ...

Question: We moved to a new house in Castaic 27 years ago. There is a steep slope in back. It requires a combination of trees, bushes and ground cover to keep the soil in place. We have sprinklers ...

Does your yard have trees, palms, shrubs and perennials growing in it? What about ground covers? Ground covers can add beauty to the landscape and benefit the soil. The foliage will protect the soil ...

Ground covers are a wonderful way to fill in the gaps in your garden and create a beautiful, lush feeling throughout. However, not all of these plants are worth growing—some can even be invasive and ...