Low-growing perennials cover soil, prevent erosion and provide pretty foliage and flowers. Garden experts share their ...

Ground cover refers to low-lying plants that hug the ground and spread horizontally; they are perennial, usually self- seeding, and are highly resilient. In each climate or zone, there are native ...

Dividing plants this month is a fantastic way to rejuvenate some older clumps of perennials and give you new plants to add to ...

A cool-season flower that can be set out in early spring, sweet alyssum fades in the summer heat, but its clusters of tiny ...

Rather than spending hours on your hands and knees pulling unwanted plants out by the root, gardening experts say that ...

Add some color and texture to your outdoor space with creeping phlox – a versatile, low-growing plant that provides vibrant ...

The most common approach to tackling weeds is pulling them out by hand, but this does little to prevent them from returning ...

Ground cover plants are often underappreciated but could ... and think instead about using attractive, usually evergreen perennials. There are always places where we’d sooner not spend more ...

Bulbs can be combined with other flowers to give a longer season of color. They can be planted in annual flower beds as soon as frost kills them or freezes the flowers. Then as the bulb flowers start ...

“Autumn is a really good time for flowering perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees to get planted so that they take root and ...

Choosing low-growing perennials is a convenient and effective ground cover, minimizes erosion, and adds foliage and flowers to the area. Mary Phillips is Head of Native Plant Habitat Strategy ...