Ground cover plants can be a blessing or an absolute nightmare. They seem so dainty and delicate in the nursery: compact, tidy, perhaps loaded with flowers. But by nature, these are spreading plants.

Question: One side of my front yard, between my driveway and the neighbor's lawn, is a narrow and steep slope that is 15 yards long and two to three yards wide. It is very difficult to mow, so I would ...

English ivy (Hedera helix) has long been popular for its attractive, variegated foliage and red berries in winter. Unfortunately, English ivy has a number of unpleasant issues that are often ...

A patch of creeping Jenny growing in dry dirt. - Robert Buchel/Shutterstock Creeping Jenny, or creeping Charlie (Lysimachia nummularia), has gained popularity as an ornamental ground cover alternative ...