Ground cover plants filling a small garden bed sandwiched between a metal fence and a lawn. - Maya Karkalicheva/Getty Images Battling unwanted growth can be one of the most frustrating outdoor tasks, ...
Your garden is your pride and joy, so it can be pretty annoying to see weeds taking over. It may be tempting to blast them with weedkiller, but this can harm other plants and cause groundwater and ...
Microclover is a standout low-maintenance ground cover that naturally suppresses weeds, thrives in various conditions, and even boosts soil health. Other ground covers like pachysandra, periwinkle, ...
Many of us gardeners find a spot of weeding calming, almost meditative. However, this can be less so if you have borders full ...
Landscaping yards and gardens would be more fun if weeds weren't a persistent problem. Unfortunately, they've found myriad ways to trespass and snag precious real estate. While you could put an end to ...
I was at the pool last week and talked to a lady whom I had met not that long ago. Seems that she has been trying to have a clean garden. Her effort and her husband’s efforts have not been enough to ...
Q: We replaced our grass with Kurapia, but the weeds were overwhelming! Do you have any suggestions? A: When planting plugs to establish a ground cover, the secret to success is proper ground ...
Two applications of a lawn weed killer (at properly spaced intervals) will generally provide better weed control than one.
Ground cover plants are a great way to protect your garden from weeds. Often referred to as "living mulch," ground covers take sunlight, nutrients, and water from weeds -- suppressing their growth in ...
Ground cover: You can’t live with it. You can’t live without it. Some have described ground covers as “garden thugs” or even worse, since they can brutally bully plants in their vicinity, to the point ...
(WHTM) – There are plenty of products on the market that consist of a range of chemicals that can be used to kill and keep away weeds, however, there’s no need to use them and cause potential ...