Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) is a gorgeous, low-growing species of dogwood that thrives in the shade and tolerates almost any soil type. Native throughout Canada and the northern half of the United ...

Looking for a ground cover that is extremely hardy, drought-tolerant, thrives in harsh sunlight, and can be the perfect addition to an outdoor rock garden? You may consider planting Dragon's blood ...

This low-growing stonecrop variety is easy to care for and can add brilliant ruby hues to your garden. Dragon's blood is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 9, making it a great ground cover choice for ...

In the summer, edible red berries also dot this low-growing dogwood. For gardeners looking for a deer-resistant ground cover perfect for a shade garden, bunchberry can be the ideal solution.

Liriope flowers in the late summer and will produce tall shoots with lavender flower spikes. Canada anemone is a hardy, low-growing ground cover plant that produces showy white flowers from April ...

While heavy rose pruning normally occurs during mid-February for bush-type roses, the ground cover and other low-growing shrub types can occur at anytime. Often these are sheared back to the ...

Here are a few options: Photo credit: Andrea_44 / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 What’s amazing about ground cover plants is that they’re low-lying plants, so you’ll never have to mow. These include creeping ...

As for how to get started on a DIY rewilding project like this, the commenter who said it would be "a battle" offered a few ...

Reimagining the front lawn. For the last column of 2024, rather than dealing with yet another holiday-related aspect of ...

Whether using fallen leaves, composted mulch, or low-growing ground covers, these materials act as a "protective blanket" for your soil and plant roots. The video explains how to repurpose fallen ...