Ground cover plants can fill gaps in your garden, while also helping with moisture retention and weed control. This one is a ...

‘Yo-Yo’ and ‘Silver Carpet’ are top choices for rock gardens and sunny borders. Silver Carpet is a sun-loving ground cover with low-growing, silvery leaves that spread out to form a tight ma ...

Plants considered ground covers serve a multitude of purposes in our gardens. They are used to cover an open area that is sparsely planted, used in rock gardens in and around other perennials ...

“You can use them as ground cover in lieu of bark, on patios, pathways, rock walls and crevices ... covering bulb gardens, spilling from containers or protecting high-use areas.

Drought-tolerant ground covers are low-maintenance plants that conserve water and enhance garden aesthetics. Options like creeping thyme, sedum, and creeping raspberry offer vibrant foliage and ...

that is also a useful kitchen herb and ground cover plant that grows in long "trails" and can help repel pests in your garden. Its leaves have a peppery flavor similar to watercress, and its showy ...

You can’t live without it. Some have described ground covers as “garden thugs” or even worse, since they can brutally bully plants in their vicinity, to the point of suffocating or even ...

They bring much interest to our gardens and provide many benefits. Ground covers can create a thick foliage carpet, a living mulch that prevents weed emergence. They can be substituted for turf in ...

This week, I wrote a column about the benefits of ground covers, which require far less maintenance than lawn grasses. But which ground covers are best? When selecting one, first consider the ...