Protect your soil from weeds and drought this summer with a living mulch of ground covers

These shade-loving ground covers are good for the environment and say something about where you are

Use them as problem solvers, weed killers, color and texture providers ... ground cover plants have both practical and visual appeal

It’s highly adaptable, suppresses weeds, reduces erosion and provide weeks of bright flowers. Just watch for invasiveness

Learn about some of the only low, spreading plants that are reliably deer-resistant

Let these landscape plants do the dirty work of choking out weeds while you sit back and enjoy the view

Add texture and evergreen interest to a layered garden with this low-maintenance, good-looking ground cover

Spread Christmas joy all year round with the gorgeous foliage and bright berries of these evergreen plants

End the turf war for good with hardscaping, native grasses and ground covers that save water and are easier to maintain

This vigorous native ground cover welcomes bees with its early-blooming flowers and makes an attractive lawn alternative