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

Invasive plants are evil and have features that make it so that if you try to dig them out, you’re actually making it worse.

MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice about daylilies, magnolias, shell gingers, zoysia, Meyer lemons, hydrangea and ...

Variegated vinca makes a lovely and easy-to-care-for indoor plant. When planted outdoors, it's an aggressive spreader. It is a reliable ground-cover species, however, since it's considered ...

Two of my favorite shade-tolerant perennials are grown primarily for their attractive foliage. Hostas have swordlike bicolor leaves; Heuchera micrantha varieties come in colorful leaf shades including ...

Lamium is a blooming ground cover for shady areas. It starts blooming in the spring and has flowers all through the summer and fall. It has silver to bronze variegated leaves and white, pink or ...

Companion planting has a multitude of benefits, and pest control is certainly one of its strengths, including getting rid of ...

Tricolor' stonecrop (Sedum spurium 'Tricolor') is a stunning cultivar of Caucasian stonecrop that features variegated green, white, and pink leaves. Although the foliage is its standout feature, this ...

Grown primarily for its gorgeous foliage, Solomon’s seal's bright green leaves are variegated yellow and cream along the ... Clusters of lavender blue blooms cover plants and attract an abundance of ...

Not everyone has a giant yard in which to plant beautiful flowers and luscious greenery, or the wherewithal to maintain a big ...