A dense patch of wild ginger used as ground cover under trees in a residential garden. - Gabriela Beres/Shutterstock When it comes to plants you grow to protect your soil and cover your garden beds in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When choosing a new plant, many gardeners may be familiar with the adage, “right plant, right place.” Plants have preferences on ...

While following paths through the conifer forests in the North State, hikers often encounter the shiny, bright green, heart-shaped leaves of wild ginger plants. For me, these happy hearts on the ...

What: This Pacific Northwest native is tops for the garden. Western wild ginger’s bold, heart-shaped leaves are fully evergreen and release a spicy, ginger-and-citrus fragrance when crushed. Asarum ...

The greening of the forests is upon us now and soon we'll be seeing a full canopy among the trees. Looking through the open woods as we were able to do for the last seven months is about to end. New ...

What: Asarum splendens is commonly called splendid wild ginger. The plant is aptly named, for it is indeed splendid. Emerging in spring, its leaves are large, lustrous dark green overlaid with silver ...

If I'd a cow that gave such milk, I'd dress her in the finest silk; Feed her lots of sweet, sweet hay, and milk her twenty times a day. — Joseph Winner, “Little Brown Jug” Yesterday my botany class ...

My youngest son, Sam, is graduating from college this spring with a degree in Museum Studies. He started school planning on going into a software-related program, but became interested along the way ...

I love being outside in all the seasons, but spring seems to hold me a bit more than other seasons. I like the feeling of the earth waking up from winter dormancy. I like seeing the first butterflies ...

Ground cover plants that thrive on neglect are invaluable. They save time, suppress weeds and keep soil shaded and cool. In every garden I’ve worked in, from large Italian estates to compact city ...

Your future garden will thank you for planting safe alternatives to these potentially invasive species ...