If you’re searching for a low-maintenance, eco-friendly alternative to traditional grass lawns, perennials (most often ...

Cold-hardy ground covers to plant for winter that aren't evergreens can keep a landscape thriving even in the coldest months. These low-growing plants do more than add seasonal interest, they also ...

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The lawn went in about 35 years ago; fresh sod carefully laid in a small area framed by a fieldstone wall and lots of trees. The fieldstone wall is still holding strong, its once bright face now ...

Ground covers are usually described as low-growing evergreen plants that form a tight mat. The problem with this narrow description is that there are few applications for this type of covering in ...

March arrives, and the garden urge hits hard. The seed catalogs have been studied, and the beds are calling, but one question stops most gardeners before they start: Is it actually time to plant where ...

If you want plants that will survive under harsh conditions without much attention, look at landscaping around commercial and governmental buildings, highway roadsides, and medians. These landscapes, ...

I have a terrible problem mowing the steep area on either side of the deep ditch which crosses my property near the street. A friend suggested I plant something called perennial peanut. What is it and ...

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 ...

While some parts of the UK are still gripped by frost and icy mornings, gardeners in milder regions can start thinking about early planting – and February can be a surprisingly productive month in the ...