PUBLISHED: July 1, 2023 at 7:00 AM PDT If you wanted to create a garden of nothing but Australian plants, you would have a cornucopia of beauties from which to choose.

I was told: “You can’t regulate stupid.” Instead of using grass along sidewalks where it requires excess watering, native ground covers are better looking, drought-resistant alternatives.

Here are a few tips she shared about using native plants as ground cover. The importance of ground covers Ground covers might be small, but not including them can lead to big headaches. When ...

For another native ground cover plant to stop weeds, see our guide on how to grow creeping juniper. This tough and resilient plant is well-suited to cooler regions including Montana, Alaska and ...

Questions: I want to plant some type of hardy/durable ground cover that will be green all year round and won't require much in the way of maintenance.