These shade-loving ground covers are good for the environment and say something about where you are

Part secluded retreat, part party central, this cabin hidden among the trees is all good design

Share pictures of your home and yard this summer — we’d love to feature them in an upcoming story

Get a peek at some exceptional Silicon Valley gardens and borrow ideas for your own landscape

Keep weeds down, color high and maintenance low with beautful plants that sow themselves

See how a Southern California designer breathes enchantment, color and texture into her family’s coastal home

Bring rich texture and contrast to a dark woodland landscape with wonderfully diverse ferns

Yes, the name is unfortunate. But the flowers and foliage are delightful, and this perennial is easy to grow and shunned by deer

Enjoy blooms from September to November by mixing 6 asters native to different areas of the U.S.

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