Choose from more grass varieties and save money over sod by starting your lawn from seed

Protect your soil from weeds and drought this summer with a living mulch of ground covers

Seed or sod that falls on weedy, lumpy soil is a wasted effort. Follow these steps to ensure that your new lawn will thrive

Use them as problem solvers, weed killers, color and texture providers ... ground cover plants have both practical and visual appeal

Sun beating down on your sandy gravel? Thick shade darkening your clay soil? There’s a ground cover here for you

Add texture and evergreen interest to a layered garden with this low-maintenance, good-looking ground cover

It’s highly adaptable, suppresses weeds, reduces erosion and provide weeks of bright flowers. Just watch for invasiveness

Don’t let its delicate looks fool you. This ground cover can survive extreme cold and heat, and with little water to boot

Create a carpet of color in your landscape with one or more of these sun-loving plants

Learn about some of the only low, spreading plants that are reliably deer-resistant