Our horticulture expert shares a beautiful, pollinator-friendly ground cover that is perfect for your outdoor space and tips ...

Vining cucumber varieties ( Cucumis sativus) can take over the garden. According to Singh, trellising keeps the fruit clean, ...

Creeping savory (Satureja spicigera) makes a perfect ground cover for filling in areas of rocky soil. It grows low to the ...

If you have damp, wet spots in your yard, fear not. Of course, you can always try to improve the structure and quality of the ...

Water seeded areas (vegetable seeds, flower seeds or lawn seeds) lightly by hand or with sprinklers every day until the seeds ...

People plant large numbers of trees, shrubs, ground covers, flowers and vegetables in the spring. The need to regularly and ...

The deer family (Cervidae) is a large one, with 43 species populating all but two continents. Deer species include moose, mule deer, reindeer, and elk. You’re sure to encounter them no matter where in ...

On with the ground covers. Here is a full list of recommended plants by botanical and by common name which should help when you are looking at labels: These ground covers are great for covering ...

Mulching your flowerbeds will help keep the soil moist (and also suppress weeds). On the topic of weeds, note that a carpet of dense ground cover plants can be useful at preventing them from taking a ...

For annual flowers with a variety of colours, gardeners recommend the heat-tolerant portulaca as a ground cover plant. “They open in sun; they close at the nighttime in the shade," said Stan ...

Ground cover plants are a type of plant that’s naturally low-growing, meaning they spread out rather than growing up, to create a pretty carpet of leaves and flowers across your garden. The idea is ...

Ground covers have so much to offer in the garden—they choke out weeds, control soil erosion, and many varieties are fast-growing. While plenty of ground cover plants need full sun in order to ...