Want to attract pollinating creatures to your garden? Consider these colorful ground cover options that will invite hummingbirds and butterflies.

Not all areas of your yard are conducive to a grassy lawn, and that’s where ground cover comes in. Defined as a grouping of usually low-growing plants that spread over an entire area, ground cover ...

Shade—you either love it or hate it. Gardeners often fall into the latter category because low-light conditions prevent the ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Transform your backyard into a breathtaking oasis with these stunning ground cover ideas! If you're stumped on how to revamp that neglected patch of land, we've got you covered - quite literally.

We've picked 16 of our all-time favorite, stunning, drought-tolerant ground covers that are tough as nails. These plants aren't just pretty, they're resilient and adaptable to almost any situation. We ...

Woman gardener pulling out weeds in garden - Ekaterina Savyolova/Getty Images When you're on the lookout for a ground cover for your garden, there are a few important factors you may want to consider.

If you have been considering adding ground covers to your landscape, now through March is an excellent time to plant them. Planting early will provide ground covers with a chance to become somewhat ...

This column by Kay Williams (the Flower Lady) is designed to answer your gardening questions. Send questions to ktheflowerlady@gmail.com or to news@timesanddemocrat.com. With the help of her fellow ...