G round covers — low-growing plants that mat, sprawl, trail, or clump on the ground — play a valuable role in the landscape.

These brilliant garden bed ideas will bring color, charm, and cheer to your property—and are simple enough to do yourself.

Establishing a border bed When faced with filling a large border, try to mix in groupings of evergreens, shrubs and grasses to give the garden year round interest. These seasonal sentinels are ...