Ground cover plants can be a blessing or an absolute nightmare. They seem so dainty and delicate in the nursery: compact, tidy, perhaps loaded with flowers. But by nature, these are spreading plants.

Woman gardener pulling out weeds in garden - Ekaterina Savyolova/Getty Images When you're on the lookout for a ground cover for your garden, there are a few important factors you may want to consider.

Ground covers are a wonderful way to fill in the gaps in your garden and create a beautiful, lush feeling throughout. However, not all of these plants are worth growing—some can even be invasive and ...

In the February installment of the webinar series, "Landscapes that Last," participants will get tips on how to identify and manage invasive plants.

While there's no such thing as an inherently bad plant, there is such a thing as the wrong plant—whether it's ill-suited to your soil, climate, or spatial limitations. In particular, certain ...

Not every plant with a stunning reputation deserves a prime spot in your garden. Some plants come with significant drawbacks, ...

"Thank you for the knowledge." Man issues warning about dangerous plant spreading across US: 'I didn't know that' first ...

Question: One side of my front yard, between my driveway and the neighbor's lawn, is a narrow and steep slope that is 15 yards long and two to three yards wide. It is very difficult to mow, so I would ...

The growing problem of invasive plants has ignited a buzzstorm of local and national efforts to get rid of our worst weedy offenders and stop new invaders from gaining a foothold. But one strategy ...

Different gardeners have different ideas about what plants are weeds in their gardens. I define a weed as a plant that is growing where it is not wanted in the garden, so I have lots of latitude for ...