Over recent years, Japanese spurge has become a popular landscaping ground cover, with garden designers valuing its resilience and vigor, planting in tricky spots along pathways and under shrubs ...

They can suppress certain weeds, protect the soil from drying sun and wind, and bloom attractively. myHOMEBOOK reveals which ...

Varying plant heights not only adds visual depth but also creates opportunities for sustainable gardening practices and ...

Many Japanese gardens use ground covers in pathways and surrounding lawns, to increase the visual interest of the area. Armed with your imagination and a few key plants and features, ...

A good choice for Japanese gardens, rock gardens, stone walls and small accent areas. Vinca Vinca major (minor): An evergreen ground cover for shade or partial shade. Grows to 6 to 18 inches but ...

Spring is the perfect time to give your garden a visual upgrade by incorporating attractive ground covers. Beyond their ... not as aggressive as the original Japanese pachysandra, but grows ...

Best bets for ground covers to brighten up any shady area. If you have a shady spot in your garden, you know how difficult it is to choose plants that will thrive, especially when it comes to ...

You can’t live without it. Some have described ground covers as “garden thugs” or even worse, since they can brutally bully plants in their vicinity, to the point of suffocating or even ...

With some plant edits and more ground cover, these gardens now need monthly maintenance. Jurgen suggested a recipe of 10-15 percent in the structural layer (of shrubs, trees and tall grasses), 25 ...