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Gardening Guides5 Great Grasses for a New Lawn
Learn about maintenance, wear tolerance, ideal climate and more for these top turf choices to pick the right one for you
Full StoryLandscape DesignMoss: Nature’s Carpet for the Garden
Learn how to grow and use this ancient and mysterious natural wonder for delightful texture in the landscape
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Rocky Mountain Zinnia Brightens Hot, Dry Spots
Sunshiny flowers provide a showy drift of color in desert and prairie gardens — this native perennial is hardier than it looks
Full StoryGardening Guides6 Dependable Ground Covers for Warm Climates
Swap some lawn for these drought-tolerant clumping plants — and watch your maintenance efforts diminish while they easily grow
Full StoryLandscape Design6 Great Ways With Garden Ground Covers
Use them as problem solvers, weed killers, color and texture providers ... ground cover plants have both practical and visual appeal
Full StoryLandscape DesignWhy the Art of Restraint Is So Good for Your Garden
Drifts of naturalized plantings offer the perfect inspiration for your home landscape
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Periwinkle
This lush and highly tolerant ground cover grows quickly and offers pretty blue blooms in spring
Full StoryGardening and LandscapingPatio Pavers Go Green in Between
Kind to the environment and easy on the eyes, pavers with moss or other foliage in the joints create a charming permeable hardscape
Full StoryGardening Guides5 Weed-Smothering Ground Covers
Let these landscape plants do the dirty work of choking out weeds while you sit back and enjoy the view
Full StoryGardening and LandscapingGreat Design Plant: Golden Creeping Jenny
Try this fast-growing ground cover for easy masses of gold and green in the garden
Full StoryGardening and LandscapingOld School Green Design: Add Texture With Grass
Ornamental grasses capture the breeze and ripple like water in the landscape
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