It looks best in a naturalized woodland setting, beneath shrubs and trees. They can easily become overrun by competing ...

That's why planting blue mistflower as a ground cover is something ... until your first frost. The flowers look fluffy from the distance, adding to this plant's appeal. It can be grown in USDA ...

As gardeners, weeds are one of our biggest pet peeves. They compete with our plants for nutrients, water, and sunlight, take ...

Don’t get carried away when doing this. About half the height of the plant should have foliage. So, for a 6-foot-tall sweet olive, you may remove the branches on the lower 3 feet of the plant. At 6 ...

Check out new varieties of annual and perennial plants, including the 'Cookies and Cream' hibiscus, Golden Feathers ...

Evergreen shrubs such as boxwood, holly, rhododendron, yew and arborvitae provide year-round green color in the landscape.

Christine Mansfield explains whether and how to wrap plants before a freeze; what to do after a freeze; and which plants are ...

Our ground cover roses are getting ... winter blooms as good growth with new flower buds won’t occur until late February or March. Q. I have pepper plants that still look healthy and with ...

Hardy cyclamen are a lovely ground cover that get better with each ... this low-growing plant has delicate flowers that flutter on long stems above silvery or variegated leaves.