There's something special about growing masses of a single fragrant herb that'll make your patio smell good all summer. While basil and cilantro are undeniably useful in cooking, they don't tend to ...

Skip hostas if you want a ground cover that thrives in full sun. This pretty low-growing perennial not only loves sun, it tolerates poor soil and blocks weeds.

Ground covers are heroes in the garden—they prevent weeds, control erosion, and protect the roots of neighboring plants. Plus, these low-maintenance plants are often grown as a sustainable alternative ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A paved path in a garden is bordered by white and pink hydrangeas shrubs along with other verdant plants. - Nkrivko/Getty Images ...

It makes sense that homeowners would want to add a little ground cover to their hilly yard, if only because it makes mowing way less of a pain. But dealing with a slope means that you've got to focus ...

If you love seeing local butterfly species and hummingbirds visit your flowering plants or feeders, there's an easy way to make sure your garden is even more appealing to them. If you plant a mix of ...

As The New Sunset Western Garden Book, edited by Kathleen Norris Brenzel, notes, “Lawn is the best-known groundcover, unsurpassed as a surface to walk and play on. But where foot traffic is infrequent ...

Foodscaping incorporates food, or edible plants, into a yard or garden. Foodscape gardens inspire us to think outside the box and find new opportunities to use edible crops that also look as good as ...