Cold-hardy ground covers to plant for winter that aren't evergreens can keep a landscape thriving even in the coldest months. These low-growing plants do more than add seasonal interest, they also ...

Gardeners searching for a hardy, low-maintenance ground cover that prevents bare spots while still adding beauty will enjoy the appearance and ease of this perennial, which forms a dense mat of ...

A lovely landscaped garden with paving stones, different plants and bark mulch - Brebca/Getty Images If you're on the lookout for a new ground cover to add to your recently established flower beds and ...

The lawn went in about 35 years ago; fresh sod carefully laid in a small area framed by a fieldstone wall and lots of trees. The fieldstone wall is still holding strong, its once bright face now ...

Ground covers serve several functions in the yard and garden — bare-spot coverage, weed suppression, erosion control — but it's a real bonus when a ground cover can substitute for turfgrass lawn by ...

Ground covers are usually described as low-growing evergreen plants that form a tight mat. The problem with this narrow description is that there are few applications for this type of covering in ...

Hardy geraniums are a great ground cover plant for sunny or partially shaded areas, but they often are confused with the beautiful annual geraniums found at the garden center in spring. Technically, ...

Laura Kessinger / For The BulletinBishops weed. Every yard presents both challenges and opportunities when it comes to plant selection. Beneath the canopy of trees and shadows of shrubs, in front of ...

I read an article about using perennial peanuts as a ground cover. Can I grow this from seed? If not, is the plant locally available?Perennial peanut is not grown from seed but from rhizomes, or ...