ground covers - Page 4 of 4 - Fine Gardening
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10 Ground Covers for Shade
It is often the case that we gardeners find ourselves with a shady corner in our yard where nothing grows. What we long for is one plant that will take…
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Pull a Design Together With Ground Covers
The staff at your local garden center works hard to assemble eye-catching displays of colorful perennials, artfully arranged succulents, and architectural grasses. But the ground-cover section is likely an unremarkable,…
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Planting Ground Covers
Proper spacing and regular care are the best ways to create a lush, weed-free carpet
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Thyme, the Fragrant Ground Cover
This low-growing herb brightens paths and borders with aromatic foliage and delicate flowers
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Tough Ground Covers
These tough and decorative ground covers will fill your garden gaps with style
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Low-Maintenance Alternatives to Lawns
When you've grown beyond your grass, replace your unused lawn with massed groundcovers or a mix of low growers
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Covering Ground With Creeping Plants
These herbaceous ground covers spread quickly and are easy-care favorites
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Got a Little Ground to Cover?
One garden cliché that drives me crazy is that ground covers are rambunctious troublemakers. The problem is that a few aggressive thugs give the entire lot a bad name. Most…