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 ...

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 ...

We have been blessed with some rain and cool weather, but it still looks likely that we are going to reach Stage 3 drought restrictions this summer. A landscape that needs less water looks more and ...

Ground covers are a popular alternative to lawn grasses. They require far less maintenance (mowing, watering, fertilizing) than grass and are an important part of sustainable landscaping. Ground ...

While they often fade into the background of your gardenscape, ground cover plants are actually a star feature in any yard. These often low-maintenance plants offer several benefits, including ...

Link to Resource (https://eastern.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/62/2020/02/UT-BMP-for-Pruning-Landscape-Trees-Shrubs-and-Ground-covers-PB1619.pdf) ...