Flowering ground covers are one of the best options for a beautiful yet low-maintenance garden. Here are three options that ...

This flowering evergreen ground cover is hardy from zones 3 to 8 and produces pretty pink blooms every spring. Here's how to ...

Discover 10 ground cover plants that not only enhance your yard's beauty but also repel deer. Protect your garden with these gorgeous and practical options.

I love ground covers! I did not realize until recently that there is so much to be learned about this topic. The universal ground cover is, of course, turfgrass. People have been using grasses of one ...

Ground covers may be small, but their impact is big. With thoughtful selection, they’ll reduce your maintenance load, support pollinators, and beautify your garden from the ground up.

Gooding’s verbena (Glandularia gooddingii): Another native and pollinator favorite, this plant has beautiful pink to purple flowers in clusters. It will take full sun and is hardy to 0 F.

There is no ground cover more captivatingly beautiful than Spanish shawl (Centradenia floribunda). I first saw it in a nursery on a cart of decrepit plants that was being wheeled away.

Kelly Funk, president of Jackson & Perkins, a full-service nursery offering flowers, trees, shrubs, ground covers, bulbs, and more Related: 15 Beautiful Ground Cover Plants That Keep the Weeds Away ...

Ground covers are plants that are relatively low growing, cover the ground and add to the overall appearance of the landscape. While lawn grasses are commonly used as a ground cover, the term ...

Though they’re often the last to be added, ground covers are one of the most valuable components. These low-growing plants perform many of the same functions as mulch but require far less upkeep ...

Some ground covers should not be used because they are invasive. crown vetch (Securigera varia) is an example of a ground cover that was used extensively during the 1960s and 70s to hold soil in ...