Gingers produce thick, fleshy stems that grow at or just below the soil. With a good, thick mulch of leaves or pine straw, ...

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

Bloody cranesbill is a perennial geranium that grows enthusiastically with little care, particularly once established. It can tolerate drought and doesn't need deadheading, unless you want to ...

Oregano is a versatile and useful perennial herb. It’s easy to grow and spreads into an attractive, semi-evergreen ground cover. Beyond its culinary virtues, oregano has other qualities that make ...

From weed-suppressing ground cover to elegant flowers that gently sway in the breeze, these perennials will enhance your garden for years to come ...

Hosta plants come in such a variety that the choices are only limited by your pocketbook. The size, foliage color and leaf shape offer so many opportunities to fill out ...

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

While you might consider flowering perennials as fairly upright plants that work perfectly in garden beds, cottage gardens, or wildflower meadows, there's one unexpected flowering perennial that you ...

This native perennial can tolerate foot traffic and is quick to spread through runners that trail along the soil and take root. Its flowers are a favorite for short-tongued bees and other pollinators.

These ground covers are great for covering your soil in beds. Remember that all your soil should be covered with plants or with mulch to keep weeds down and moisture in.

Other shade-loving perennials include bleeding heart, astilbe, perennial geranium and columbine. Next week, we’ll look at shade-loving ground cover perennials.

Easy-to-grow native plants; a gardener replaces lawn with native grasses and pollinator perennials.