Rock gardens and gravel paths are popular landscaping choices for homeowners. They do a great job of making an outdoor space look more polished and intentionally designed. However, these landscaping ...

Certain ground covers may become outlaws in your garden. You know the ones, plants whose vigorous growth habits cause them to trespass into forbidden areas, often smothering neighboring plants.

In landscaping, ground covers are a wonderful tool that are often chosen for aesthetic reasons. These plantings can be used to introduce a new color to an area that needs a lift or to introduce a ...

Ground covers — low-growing plants that mat, sprawl, trail, or clump on the ground — play a valuable role in the landscape.

Nearly every lawn or garden has one - a bare, ugly spot where nothing seems to grow well. Maybe the spot gets too much sun, or too much shade. Perhaps the soil is too sandy, rocky or full of clay for ...