Growing grass in shaded areas of a yard can be challenging. Consider adding this shade-tolerant ground cover to your lawn ...

Ground covers — low-growing plants that mat, sprawl, trail, or clump on the ground — play a valuable role in the landscape.

While visiting the home of Devo and Rosemary Lancaster in Grenada, Mississippi, I was impressed by their creative use of ground cover plants throughout the landscape.

If you're tired of looking at these dark patches of dirt, consider growing these shade-loving ground covers. Ground covers ...

Incorporating these plants into your landscape reduces water usage and provides year-round visual appeal. Ground covers suppress weeds, retain moisture better than grass, and are generally easy to ...

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