Ground Covers - Page 10 of 52 - Fine Gardening

  • looking out to sea from the low growing garden with boulders
    Design

    Landscaping With Low-Growing Plants

    It seems like many planting designs are all about blocking things you’d rather not see: the street out front, the nosy neighbors, or the messy lot next door. After all,…

  • Mounding plants tumbling over a retaining wall’s edge combine with bright spikes of perennial flowers and architectural grasses to wrap a patio in color and texture.
    Design

    How to Turn Your Patio into a Garden Oasis

    The kitchen may be the heart of a home, but for most of us, the patio is the center of the backyard. Whether we use it as a place for…

  • Design

    Coral Bells and Hybrids

    Tim Vojt is pushing coral bells and hybrids today. Great sales pitch!

  • Purple and chartreuse form the backbone of the color scheme.
    Design

    A Garden That Has It All

    My husband and I moved into our house in November nine years ago. I recall the weather vividly because, instead of starting my new journey indoors with painting walls and…

  • A passageway with vertical shrubs, shade-loving vines, and woodland favorites like ferns.
    Design

    Plants for Shady Passageways

    The frequently used pathway along the west side of my house is shady all day. Wedged between the house and a 5-foot fence, this narrow space was once a homeland…

  • Purple salvia with other flowers
    Design

    Salvias That Won’t Let You Down

    I’m lucky to live in Chicago—maybe not in February when we’re buried in snow, but in spring, it’s a different story. One of my favorite spots in the city is…

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    Sweet Drift® Rose

    Rosa ‘Meiswetdom'

    Clusters of clear pink double flowers sit atop dark green glossy foliage. Abundant, continuous flowering and exceptional disease resistance makes this a perfect choice for use along pathways, hillsides or…

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    White Drift® Rose

    Rosa 'Meizorland’

    The White Drift® Rose is the newest addition to the Drift® series. It has bright white, fully double blooms perfectly shaped like a miniature rose flower. It has a true…

  • illustration showing the food forest model in natural layers
    How-To

    Earth-Friendly Gardening

    The first time I visited an established permaculture homestead, I felt an immediate connection to the way of life embodied in that special place. This well-designed living environment was also…

  • low brick wall surrounding an elegant yet relaxed garden
    Design

    Where Formal and Natural Meet

    Everyone has been to a house that has a “do-not-touch” room in it. It might be a living room with plastic covers on the couches or a dining room with…