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 ...

If you can't "learn to live with them," Neil Sperry suggests a ground cover that makes mowing around them unnecessary.

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?

Next time you shop for groceries check the produce section for ginger root, spaghetti squash, whole pineapples, and Chayote ...

Hellebores, witch hazels, and snowdrops are three plants that love the cold weather and offer up blooms to brighten up the ...

A friend of mine at breakfast told me that he felt English ivy was becoming the new kudzu. He has a good point. When you look ...

A hellebore in full bloom on a warm February day, if hit with a bit of polar vortex, will simply flop over to the ground ... shade and sun tolerance, and sweetly fragrant flowers that cover the ...

Pomegranate trees can grow either along the coast or inland, unlike most deciduous fruit trees, which prefer a chillier climate.

In extreme conditions, no amount of brush clearance can guarantee protection. Indeed, too much clearing can in fact leave ...

Botanists have found a stand of rare trees in Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago not known to grow wild anywhere else in Africa.