Despite years of encouragement to change water-guzzling landscapes to ones that are more appropriate for a desert, there are still local residents who think their only landscape choices in the Mojave ...

We've rounded up 11 breathtaking landscape plants, from the pink and orange blooms of 'Coral Drift' rose to the purple-tinged leaves of 'Frozen Flame' hebe, that put on one final show during the ...

MACOMB — Our landscapes are more than flowers and trees. Within a natural landscape, you will find multiple layers starting at the ground level and moving all the way up into the canopy of the trees.

Whether you want to replace some lawn with no-mow ground cover, or have some bare patches to fill, this pretty, fast-growing ...

Does your yard have trees, palms, shrubs and perennials growing in it? What about ground covers? Ground covers can add beauty to the landscape and benefit the soil. The foliage will protect the soil ...

If you have been considering adding ground covers to your landscape, now through March is an excellent time to plant them. Planting early will provide ground covers with a chance to become somewhat ...

Ground covers are a popular alternative to lawn grasses. They require far less maintenance (mowing, watering, fertilizing) than grass and are an important part of sustainable landscaping. Ground ...

Arctostaphylos “Emerald Carpet,” commonly known as carpet manzanita, is a California native ground cover. The low-growing shrub species is a drought-tolerant plant. Cheryl Buckwalter Landscape ...

Nearly every lawn or garden has one — a bare, ugly spot where nothing seems to grow well. Maybe the spot gets too much sun, or too much shade. Perhaps the soil is too sandy, rocky or full of clay for ...

Creeping winter savory, a culinary herb used as a ground cover, shouldn’t be planted where it’s constantly damp. Shear it back once a year to get fresh growth to replace woody stems. Creeping winter ...