How to rehabilitate an abandoned garden Step One is to wait and watch; you won't know what you have for plants until after a full gardening season has gone by. Posted June 24, 2018 ...

Lawn grasses use between 50 percent and 80 percent of the average household’s water. That’s estimated at twice to four times as much water as shrubs and ground covers.

Avoid These Ground Covers in the Garden Ivy (Hedera helix) Ivy is a very popular garden plant, used as both a ground cover and a climbing plant. It tolerates drought and shade well but also grows ...

No worry / Drought-resistant ground covers, ornamental grasses and dry-garden flowers can replace thirsty lawns By Sandra Gorry , Special to The Chronicle July 23, 2003 ...

The ultimate ground cover! It’s not just the shade — the roots of tall trees are going to compete with any turf grass for food and water. The roots will win.

(CBS Detroit) - A Detroit woman is tilling the ground to beautify her neighborhood. A lot that used to stage an abandoned home is now a community garden. Marilyn griffin started griffin gardens on ...

There is a grouping of a neighbor’s Norway spruce trees on the property line in the back corner of our property. Some of the branches are even hanging over our lawn. As they have gotten bigge… ...