Dear Roger: Will hostas grow under scrub oaks and pine trees? I need something for a year-round ground cover. Will hostas live in sandy, dry soil?- Shady lady in Fayetteville Dear Shady lady: Hostas ...

Ground cover plants that thrive on neglect are invaluable. They save time, suppress weeds and keep soil shaded and cool. In every garden I’ve worked in, from large Italian estates to compact city ...

Nature does fast-growing ground cover plants very well. Look at any large area of woodland, rainforest, open country or dry terrain and you will see colonies of plants at your feet. They often form ...

If you have a spot in the landscape that is too shady for grass to grow, a slope that is too steep for a lawn mower to safely maneuver or a trodden strip between two driveways, ground covers can fill ...

There’s a spot at The Farm where Vinca minor has been growing happily for at least 14 years, nestled in dappled light in the shade of some trees. I’ve watched it grow, walked over it and wondered why ...

Spring is in the swing of it and the happy blooming ground covers are really showing off. When I worked in a garden center, there seemed to be two early blooming ground covers that were highly sought ...

Many Midwestern homes have areas planted with ground covers. These low-growing, often vigorously spreading plants are generally easier to maintain than grass, but they are not carefree. For example, ...