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In landscaping, ground cover plants usually refers to low-lying plants with a creeping or spreading habit, often evergreen and with twiggy dense growth. But the truth is, any plant that’s no more than ...

In the right environmental conditions, this shrub of the Cistus variety can bring beauty to your garden all throughout the ...

No garden is grown in one day. But by incorporating a few ground cover plants into your yard, you'll one step closer! Ground cover plants offer solutions for various landscaping challenges, whether it ...

If you have been considering adding ground covers to your landscape, now through March is an excellent time to plant them. Planting early will provide ground covers with a chance to become somewhat ...

Question: All my shrubs lose their leaves in the winter. When I lived in Oregon I had shrubs and ground covers that kept their leaves year round. Are there shrubs that keep their leaves year round ...

Weeding and mulching are the two most time-consuming and expensive maintenance steps for most landscape beds, and the least fun. So are cleanup and raking of windfall leaves, sticks, litter and debris ...

The wait — determining which plants will survive and which will die — after our February freeze continues. Dozens of readers are writing in with questions about their ground cover, shrubs, flowers and ...

Best bets for ground covers to brighten up any shady area. If you have a shady spot in your garden, you know how difficult it is to choose plants that will thrive, especially when it comes to ground ...