Ground cover plants are often underappreciated but could be the salvation for many a less handsome spot in your garden. Forget dreary cotoneasters on roundabouts and car parks and think instead ...

He suggests using perennials for visual entertainment but recommends a "foot-friendly" ground cover for areas that might see foot traffic -- "something that can behave like a lawn without the same ...

Perennial Peanut: An Enduringly Popular Yellow-Flowering Lawn Patch Filler Gardeners have been replacing their grass with this flowering ground cover since the early 2000s.

Press Photo/T.J. HamiltonRich and Debbie Riolo replaced the grass in the yard of their Sunset Drive NW home with ground cover and perennials. For a guy who teaches high school students how to fix ...