Steep slopes present a challenge in the garden, both in the initial planning stages and in relation to ongoing maintenance. Ground covers offer an excellent solution. These plants grow densely and ...

If you're looking for ground covers with growing conditions that pair well with hostas in your garden, you're in luck, ...

It also does well on steep slopes. As you might have guessed ... but will also tolerate partial shade. If you do plant chokeberry as a ground cover, be prepared for some animal visitors who ...

It's important to grow the hardy ice plant in an area with good drainage. It also does well on steep slopes. As you might have guessed from the name, chokeberries (Aronia melanocarpa) are a ground ...

Winter heath clings to slopes, wanders under trees, is great for rock gardens ... Most of the general tips and tricks for growing ground cover plants apply to winter heath, although it's less fussy ...

Flowering ground covers can solve all these problems and look beautiful while doing it. Here are 10 of the best flowering ground cover plants for your garden or landscape. Photo credit: Wikimedia / CC ...

Native to temperate regions across Europe, periwinkle is an impressive ground cover plant that will thrive wherever it is ...

Our ground cover roses are getting too large for the ... buds won’t occur until late February or March. Q. I have pepper plants that still look healthy and with some fruits.

One family that finally has freedom from a homeowners association is dreaming up ambitious plans for a native plant garden ... Short bushes at the top of the slope will hide more than taller ones at ...

There are hardy plants that can withstand whatever winter throws at them, but also many plants that need protection from the elements. Knowing when to cover plants for frost helps you stay ahead of ...

Grows in clumps and doesn’t need much water; fertilize once every fall. Liriope: Good border plant in hardscapes. Liriope spreads fast and produces dark green leaves and blooms in late summer. Can be ...