Finding a plant that can choke out weeds in areas of your garden that don't get much sun can be a challenge, but Siberian ...

Best Ground Cover Plants to Prevent Weeds — 7 Varieties That Help Keep Unwanted Growers at Bay. Lilith Hudson. ... these ground cover plants can grow quickly and help choke out weeds as it spreads.

Plant the ground cover at 2/3 the normal distance you would between plants, so once mature the plants overlap by one third. Shrubs that work as ground cover are lavender, juniper, creeping ...

Q: We are looking for a ground cover for our parkway (between the street and the sidewalk) that will be stronger than the grass and weeds that will inevitably try to regain ground there. We know we… ...

Ground cover is a low-growing plant that spreads easily and acts as a natural mulch. The plant disperses across your yard evenly, creating a sort of carpet that suppresses weeds and helps retain ...

Gardener's trick using two vibrant 'perennials' that will 'choke out' weeds ... Weed suppressing ground cover plants also compete with weeds for water and nutrients to further help keep them at bay." ...

Whether or not you use a weed barrier, you should apply a pre-emergent weed killer like Preen, and then cover between plants with generous mulching (three to four inches thick).

In fact, some ground covers grow so aggressively that they've earned a place on Portland's Nuisance Plant List. The weed management collaborative organization provided a list of problem plants and ...

But, if there’s very little free space, weeds will have a hard time taking hold, and that’s where ground cover plants can help you out. These low growing, often creeping plants will cover the ...

Q: I’m having an argument with my wife about a plant in our yard, and we hope you can help arbitrate. I’ve sent a photo of a plant that we found growing near some shrubs. Neither of us remember ...