While larger succulents are often used singly as accent or container plants, smaller succulents are getting a second look for ...

Ground covers are the problem solvers of the garden. They’re attractive, they fill in where other plants won’t grow, and you ...

Gifford refers to it as a "long-term nuisance," noting that it roots wherever its trailing stems touch the soil, so it can ...

If we journeyed to Japan, we’d spend our days raking our sandy ground ... gardens flourish, we can re-create the spirit. If you’re yearning to bring a little bit of the old country to your ...

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that is also a useful kitchen herb and ground cover plant that grows in long "trails" and can help repel pests in your garden. Its leaves have a peppery flavor similar to watercress, and its showy ...

Under shrubs, around patios, or as green fillers in flower beds—ground covers are a popular design tool for hobby gardeners. Instead of regularly kneeling in the flower bed to weed, garden enthusiasts ...

This spring, I’m already missing my big garden and no hassle compost pile. Tell me, can you even grow rhubarb up here? ” Nancy, Silverthorne Welcome to the High Country, Nancy, where the ...

Several additional possibilities would be attractive as a desert garden ground cover. One of these is Achillea ... In some parts of the country, it is considered an invasive species, but in ...

“You can use them as ground cover in lieu of bark ... covering bulb gardens, spilling from containers or protecting high-use areas. A sampling: For areas with moderate to heavy foot traffic ...

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 of suffocating or even ...