Despite years of encouragement to change water-guzzling landscapes to ones that are more appropriate for a desert, there are still local residents who think their only landscape choices in the Mojave ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Does your yard have trees, palms, shrubs and perennials growing in it? What about ground covers? Ground covers can add beauty to ...

(ARA) - Nearly every lawn or garden has one - a bare, ugly spot where nothing seems to grow well. Maybe the spot gets too much sun, or too much shade. Perhaps the soil is too sandy, rocky or full of ...

If you have been considering adding ground covers to your landscape, now through March is an excellent time to plant them. Planting early will provide ground covers with a chance to become somewhat ...

Grass lawns aren't just one of the most popular ground covers; they're also one of the highest-maintenance plants in our yards. From frequent mowing and watering to fertilizing and reseeding, grass ...

Nearly every lawn or garden has one — a bare, ugly spot where nothing seems to grow well. Maybe the spot gets too much sun, or too much shade. Perhaps the soil is too sandy, rocky or full of clay for ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. With the Chelsea Flower Show still fresh in the memory and a plethora of gardening shows ahead of us, garden ...

Nearly every lawn or garden has one - a bare, ugly spot where nothing seems to grow well. Maybe the spot gets too much sun, or too much shade. Perhaps the soil is too sandy, rocky or full of clay for ...