It can be hard to know what to do in the darker spots of your yard and knowing which plants will grow happily out of the sun. A big part of creating a shade garden is picking out ground cover ...

There are plenty of shade ground cover plants that can be used in place of standard grass. These perennial ground covers will naturally spread over time to create a lush carpet under trees ...

One plant no homeowner wants to find in their yard is the dreadful Creeping Charlie also known as the ground ivy. Creeping Charlie, Glechoma hederacea, is a very aggressive, creeping ground cover ...

Each year as the new garden catalogs begin to arrive I start planning which seeds I want to start, and I always check out the perennial plants to see what’s new and exciting for our zone 3 ...

Q: Our neighbor has a large magnolia tree that casts very heavy shade into our yard. It has left us with a large bare area, and we’ve been unable to grow either turfgrass or hostas there. What ground ...

Not all hardy geraniums love shade but varieties of G. phaeum and G. macrorrhizum are perfect for it. They flower in late spring and if you cut the whole plant to the ground afterwards you may get a ...

Q: Our neighbor has a large magnolia tree that casts very heavy shade into our yard ... to grow either turfgrass or hostas there. What ground cover would have the best chance of succeeding?