Creeping thyme in full bloom with light pink flowers next to creeping phlox with darker pink flowers - Undefined Undefined/Getty Images If you're looking for a ground cover to prevent weeds from ...

Red creeping thyme needs at least six hours of direct sun, so choose your location accordingly. Clear the planting area of ...

Creeping thyme (Thymus serpyllum) is a low-growing ground cover that can be grown in place of traditional turf grass. A member of the mint family, the plant is hardy in zones 4 through 9 and should be ...

Be careful what you wish for when planting ground covers. Most will do exactly that — cover the ground! For years I have had a healthy crop of creeping thyme. Everywhere. It tends to show up ...

Creeping thyme is a hardy, low-growing plant that makes an excellent choice for filling gaps between paving stones ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." “Traditional lawns are a lot of work,” says Krystal Doyle of Baltic Greenhouse Nursery. "Between the ...

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 ...

I spend a lot of time thinking about dirt. Mostly, as I look around my yard, I often don't see the shrubs and trees and flowers as much as I see the dirt beneath them. Because exposed dirt means two ...