These flower bed ideas will transform your backyard with beautiful floral color. Flowers are easily one of the best tools in any gardener's arsenal when it comes to enhancing the look of your back or ...

Ground covers — low-growing plants that mat, sprawl, trail, or clump on the ground — play a valuable role in the landscape. They fill in gaps in flower beds, adding color, texture, and depth.

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Also known as pot ...