My friend Robert has a dilemma on the nearly unmowable, steep slope in his hot, sunny front yard. For years St. Augustine grass did just fine, but back-to-back wet and dry seasons set it up for ...

Question: We are looking for some ground covers that stay green all winter long. We have a steep slope behind the garage that currently is filled with clumps of daylilies. We like them, but they die ...

If you have a sloped landscape, you know how difficult it can be to find suitable plants to grow on it. Because of their angle, slopes can experience a lot of water runoff, causing the plants to ...

Q: I have a steep sloping portion in my back yard that I want to fill with some ground cover. I want to prevent erosion but can't use grass due to the steep slope. I would like to plant perennial ...

Yard sloping to white fence and flat mowed area. - Mulevich/Shutterstock A sloped yard can be a joy or an ordeal. It can put you eye-level with the treetops and serve as your personal sledding hill in ...

Q: We’re moving to a new house in a couple of months and the back yard has a steep upward slope. We were thinking of planting a ground cover rather than putting in grass and having to contend with ...

Do you have an area in your yard begging for something beyond plain old lawn? Do you have bare patches between steppingstones? A slippery slope that needs some coverage? Consider putting in some ...

A ground cover, literally, is something that covers and protects the soil. While this may include bark, wood chips and traditional lawns, there are many reasons to choose from a wide variety of ...

Q. I have a sunny, barren slope on the far side of my driveway that needs an easy to grow ground cover. I want color, but I don’t want iceplant or other succulent; can you offer a suggestion that will ...