A hardy ground cover can be beneficial, but not all options are suitable. Find out which ground cover shrub you should avoid ...

Hardy fern provides a lush ground cover, but looks best when grown with other plants. Here are the shade-loving ground covers ...

Barren strawberry: This Michigan hardy ground cover forms mats of strawberrylike evergreen foliage with glossy, bright green leaves and yellow flowers.

Here are the best shade perennials gardening experts recommend, including plants that attract pollinators such as bees and ...

Questions: I want to plant some type of hardy/durable ground cover that will be green all year round and won't require much in the way of maintenance. Answer: Ground covers are defined as plants ...

Ground cover plants are usually low-growing perennial plants. They come in a lot of varieties, such as flowering creeping thyme or evergreens like creeping juniper. The most obvious reason to ...

Kathy Fuller / The ArgusKinnickinnick grows best in sunnier beds. It's a good ground cover in beds planted with taller perennials.Ground covers are usually described as low-growing evergreen ...

Houttuynia is a pretty perennial ground cover that has yellow, rosy and red foliage in full sun. It needs to be contained, as it spreads aggressively.(Howard Garrett / Special Contributor) Ground ...

I read an article about using perennial peanuts as a ground cover. Can I grow this from seed? If not, is the plant locally available? Perennial peanut is not grown from seed but from rhizomes, or ...

“Grass has started growing in a couple of my ground-cover plantings and in some sections of my perennial border. Some of the perennials with grass growing in and around them are lady’s … ...

Press Photo/T.J. HamiltonRich and Debbie Riolo replaced the grass in the yard of their Sunset Drive NW home with ground cover and perennials. For a guy who teaches high school students how to fix ...

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida such as using perennial peanut for ground cover or lawn replacement along with care of other plants.