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 ...

An arid garden area with lots of different ground cover plants - Brebca/Getty Images While you might think of plants that spread through underground rhizomes or above-ground stolons as making the ...

Getting to know underrated ground cover plants can prove a real game changer for your yard. Every plot has those less-than-lovely, tricky areas, that could do with greening up, but often we have to ...

Grass lawns aren't just one of the most popular ground covers; they're also one of the highest-maintenance plants in our yards. From frequent mowing and watering to fertilizing and reseeding, grass ...

Ground cover is the backbone of your yard, creating a healthy environment for your prized plants to thrive. The right ground cover plant can smother weeds in your yard and garden while also protecting ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

When most folks think about a plant to cover the ground, grass is probably the first thing that comes to mind. True, grass is one of the best ground covers around. It’s cheap, fast, efficient and has ...

A sunny spot in a lower elevation garden is the perfect place to plant the indigenous Hawaiian plant pohinahina. Also known as beach vitex, this ground covering plant fills an area quickly, even when ...

HAVE WEEDS had their way with you this year? The long, wet spring encouraged invaders from bindweed to horsetail to multiply and colonize. I can’t remember such a year for garden thugs. Gardening is ...

A question for Dan Gill: I forgot to fertilize my plants this past year. Is it too late to fertilize trees, shrubs and ground covers now? -- Chris Hendricks Answer: Yes, it's too late (or too early, ...