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I love ground covers! I did not realize until recently that there is so much to be learned about this topic. The universal ground cover is, of course, turfgrass. People have been using grasses of one ...

If you love seeing local butterfly species and hummingbirds visit your flowering plants or feeders, there's an easy way to make sure your garden is even more appealing to them. If you plant a mix of ...

Foodscaping incorporates food, or edible plants, into a yard or garden. Foodscape gardens inspire us to think outside the box and find new opportunities to use edible crops that also look as good as ...