When you feel like tossing a big rug over your yard and calling it good, often what you really need is the right groundcover plants. These dependable, hardworking species grow densely to carpet the ...

When most folks think about a plant to cover the ground, grass is probably the first thing that comes to mind. True, grass is one of the best ground covers around. It’s cheap, fast, efficient and has ...

Do you have a problem spot in your landscape where your grass does not grow well? Are you tired of mowing? Here are three excellent groundcovers that perform well in Central Florida. Peacock ginger ...

I hate grass! If I had my "druthers," my yard would have no turf grass at all. I'd have groundcovers. A groundcover can be any spreading low-growing plant or shrub that is used to cover an area in ...

Despite years of encouragement to change water-guzzling landscapes to ones that are more appropriate for a desert, there are still local residents who think their only landscape choices in the Mojave ...

MACOMB — Our landscapes are more than flowers and trees. Within a natural landscape, you will find multiple layers starting at the ground level and moving all the way up into the canopy of the trees.

Groundcover Alternatives to Turf Grass Reviewed March 2025 | Written by: Written by: Rebecca Pineo, Botanic Gardens Intern and Susan Barton, Extension Specialist Plants that spread over time to cover ...

(ARA) - Nearly every lawn or garden has one - a bare, ugly spot where nothing seems to grow well. Maybe the spot gets too much sun, or too much shade. Perhaps the soil is too sandy, rocky or full of ...