"Ground cover" must surely be the most lukewarm label we apply to some genuinely lovely and useful plants. It's like calling your (also lovely and useful) spouse "the dishwasher." Many ground covers ...

Cultivating a lush lawn takes a lot of maintenance, especially in hot, drought-prone regions. If you’re looking for a practical and pretty alternative, a myoporum ground cover could be worth ...

Who doesn't love the sight of birds visiting their yard? If you're looking for a lawn alternative that also attracts birds, this one is easy to grow.

As leaves mature, they take on the sea green color of the ordinary, non-variegated versions of these species. Moving on to ...

When we talk about gardens and gardening, it's easy to assume that we're referring to goings on in the front yard, to a lawn or lawn substitute or a border with perennials and shrubs that runs along ...

Battlelines are being drawn in gardens across Britain as the number of people using artificial lawn or paving over gardens ...