Whitetail deer in grassy meadow with butterfly on its nose - Giedriius/Shutterstock Deer don't have upper incisors, so they browse by tearing leaves off plants rather than biting through them. If you ...

What: Cotoneaster dammeri is a dense, semi-evergreen, compact grower that produces brilliant red berries and is easy to grow. It works well as a ground cover, as a foundation plant, as edging in front ...

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Questions: I want to plant some type of hardy/durable ground cover that will be green all year round and won't require much in the way of maintenance. Answer: Ground covers are defined as plants that ...

While creeping and spreading plants make beautiful ground covers for flower beds, natural areas, or foundation plantings, they also bring lots of charm when used to fill container gardens and pots.

An earlier report of the presence of Alnus-type nitrogen-fixation root nodules on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (bearberry) has been re-examined Nodular structures, externally resembling those of alder, ...

Many years ago, I chanced to visit a herbalist shop in New York City. And there, among bins labelled with names like “mandrake” and “conqueror root,” was a drawer labelled “uva-ursi.” As a New Jersey ...

Magnificent, spreading shade trees do more than simply add drama to your landscape. They also provide respite from the heat, control erosion, and increase property values. Yet with all of those ...

If, as the saying goes, knowledge is power, how do we characterize knowledge that misses the mark ... you know, what one former US president inarticulately termed misunderstandimation? Like any field, ...

Homeowners are starting to remove sections of their lawns. The cost of water is rising along with electricity. Grass is the highest maintenance of any crop. There are xeric plants that are low ...