It looks best in a naturalized woodland setting, beneath shrubs and trees. They can easily become overrun by competing ...

As gardeners, weeds are one of our biggest pet peeves. They compete with our plants for nutrients, water, and sunlight, take ...

Purple Dragon' dead nettle (Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon') is a fast-growing ground cover with purple flowers. Its heart-shaped toothed leaves are silvery white with soft green edging, making for ...

Horned violets are an attractive, early-blooming ground cover, but you should be aware of these potential errors before ...

Hardy cyclamen are a lovely ground cover ... these tough plants can provide years of reliable color and interest with their handsome foliage. Hardy cyclamen prefer part to dappled shade, such ...

While creeping thyme is fairly tolerant to many conditions, that doesn't mean you can abandon care of it all together. To ...

Q: Shade has been increasing in my backyard ... to 5 feet tall), and what would be a couple of the best ground covers? I’d prefer plants that are relatively drought tolerant.

They do need at least some sun in the summer, so they’re not plants you’d want to use in total shade. I’ve used a good many leatherleaf mahonias in total shade, both for their rich yellow ...

Now is a good time to plant shade trees ... that provides good cover and nesting sites in addition to food for birds. It is usually not listed as a recommended shade tree species because it ...

If you’ve had mixed success with growing fruit and vegetables, it may be simply because your plants don’t like the spot ...