Many ground covers require at least a little bit of direct sun, making them difficult to grow under trees. But, here's one ...

If you are looking for evergreen ground cover plants, Japanese spurge might be the plant for you. Here, I share all I know about growing and caring for this tough, vigorous ground cover ...

and borders often look bare in the winter after deciduous shrubs have dropped their leaves and herbaceous perennials have died back to the ground. Thankfully, there are plenty of hardy evergreen ...

With winter just a few weeks away, there's no need to settle for a dreary garden as several bright and beautiful blooms ...

Whether you are creating a brand new landscape or enhancing an existing one, there are myriad evergreen shrubs to choose from. A boon to your gardening, they will enrich your outdoor space with ...

This month is a great time to get planting perennials and last week I suggested some good varieties for sunny spots that are ...

In the fall, it is easy to see an end to gardening for the year, but don’t hang up your rake until you have completed a few ...

THERE are times when you thank your lucky stars for your neighbours. And there are times when you wish that your hedge was a ...

Because evergreen trees maintain their bulk year ... In addition, foliage from low shrubs, ground covers, or turf will not absorb and reflect heat from the sun onto surrounding walls like patios ...

Most evergreen shrubs do ... number of remaining stems by half. Shrubs that respond to severe pruning, such as ribes and philadelphus, may be cut almost to ground level to re-establish a framework ...

Boiling water is a low-cost way to weaken a stump’s structure so that you can kill and remove it. Expose the stump’s root ...

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