Ground cover plants filling a small garden bed sandwiched between a metal fence and a lawn. - Maya Karkalicheva/Getty Images Battling unwanted growth can be one of the most frustrating outdoor tasks, ...

Shade—you either love it or hate it. Gardeners often fall into the latter category because low-light conditions prevent the ...

They’re not the tallest plants in the forest, the brightest nor the showiest, yet groups of tiny ground covers still stop Elyse Jurgen on hikes. She snapped a photo in Lancaster County Park of a mix ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Whether it's the hottest part of summer or you have soil that can't hold moisture to save its life, you might feel you're doomed to have a ...

Ground cover: You can’t live with it. You can’t live without it. Some have described ground covers as “garden thugs” or even worse, since they can brutally bully plants in their vicinity, to the point ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

I love ground covers! I did not realize until recently that there is so much to be learned about this topic. The universal ground cover is, of course, turfgrass. People have been using grasses of one ...

Lawn care can feel never-ending, especially with all the mowing and watering. If you’re ready for a change, ground covers can give your yard a fresh look and make life a little easier. These plants ...

Many gardeners have areas of their yard where the sun just won't shine, making it hard for grass and other plants to survive. If you're tired of looking at these dark patches of dirt, consider growing ...