MINNEAPOLIS — At first glance, it looks like a pretty purple flower. The creeping bellflower been popping up all over gardens, yards, and alleys this summer. Native to Europe, the invasive plant can ...

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 ...

Earlier this summer, while on a walk through my neighborhood, I mulled over how to take control of my own lawn and add some color without adding maintenance. Several blocks away, I spotted a plant ...

Creeping thyme (Thymus serpyllum) is nature's answer to the high-maintenance lawn. This low-growing perennial herb forms dense, mat-like spreads that rarely exceed 3 inches in height, making it an ...

I have a long narrow strip in my yard with a row of rose of sharons. I've got creeping sedum planted under most of them, but there are few bare spaces. I am thinking about filling in with some ...

It started as a few heart-shaped leaves, as it always does. Then they began to multiply. It was only when a few stems appeared, each studded with pretty drooping purple flowers, that Susan Forint ...

Dear Master Gardener: My lawn has been overtaken by creeping Charlie. How can I get rid of it? Answer: Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea), also commonly called ground ivy, is native to the British ...

MILWAUKEE -- It sneaks into your yard and slowly takes over, but this party crasher is notoriously hard to kick out. No garden is without weeds. Not even one as lovingly kept as Patti Bergeson's.