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

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 ...

Sometimes you want a plant that looks like it took a lot of effort, but in reality, couldn't be simpler to grow. If you're looking for a plant that will bloom with bright color in the spring and then ...

Ground cover flowers offer many benefits for gardens, from improving soil health to adding visual appeal to the landscape. These hardy plants are usually low-maintenance, making upkeep a breeze. Some ...

Cotoneasters (Cotoneaster spp.) are hardy, fire-resistant shrubs characterized by their thick, moisture-retaining leaves and ...

Close to home, ugly confrontations over water have erupted into major media events. The environmentalists are locked in combat with the Western states over water rights to the Colorado River. The ...

Weeding and mulching are the two most time-consuming and expensive maintenance steps for most landscape beds, and the least fun. So are cleanup and raking of windfall leaves, sticks, litter and debris ...

Are you tired of pruning and weeding your lawn and flowers beds every so often? Then try replacing those expensive, high-maintenance plants with environmentally-friendly ground cover plants that are ...

Support local journalism: Find offers for new subscribers at floridatoday.com/subscribe. The loss of plants is a common occurrence for gardeners, but the opposite can ...

Ground covers have outgrown their traditional purpose as a stand-in where grass and other plants are difficult or impossible to grow. Now they compete dramatically for attention in many home ...

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 ...