Not all areas of your yard are conducive to a grassy lawn, and that’s where ground cover comes in. Defined as a grouping of usually low-growing plants that spread over an entire area, ground cover ...
Nature does fast-growing ground cover plants very well. Look at any large area of woodland, rainforest, open country or dry terrain and you will see colonies of plants at your feet. They often form ...
Gro-Low sumac (Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low’) is a selection of a fragrant sumac, made by Synnestvedt Nursery in Illinois. This ...
If you have a sloped landscape, you know how difficult it can be to find suitable plants to grow on it. Because of their angle, slopes can experience a lot of water runoff, causing the plants to ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." “Traditional lawns are a lot of work,” says Krystal Doyle of Baltic Greenhouse Nursery. "Between the ...
Q: We replaced our grass with Kurapia, but the weeds were overwhelming! Do you have any suggestions? A: When planting plugs to establish a ground cover, the secret to success is proper ground ...
Ground cover plants can be a blessing or an absolute nightmare. They seem so dainty and delicate in the nursery: compact, tidy, perhaps loaded with flowers. But by nature, these are spreading plants.
In landscaping, ground covers are a wonderful tool that are often chosen for aesthetic reasons. These plantings can be used to introduce a new color to an area that needs a lift or to introduce a ...
Best bets for ground covers to brighten up any shady area. If you have a shady spot in your garden, you know how difficult it is to choose plants that will thrive, especially when it comes to ground ...
A field planted with cereal rye, one of the most common cover crops in Iowa. Photo by Ally Larson/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons ...
Question: I have trouble growing a lawn under large trees. Part of the area has a fairly steep slope. Is there a grass or other ground cover that I can grow in this area? Answer: There are several ...