Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close up of green sedum ground cover - Akarawut/Shutterstock Sedum is the genus for a group of succulents that can be used in and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Swarm of orange butterflies against blue sky - Robert Landau/Getty Images Sedum is a stunning workhorse of a succulent that ...

Martha shares how she planted sedum in the cracks of her stone wall at her winter house. miriam-doerr / Getty Images Sedum plants are one of Martha’s favorite low-maintenance yet elegant additions to ...

A string of hot late August days like we’ve been having can cause problems, especially in naturally dry areas. Our soil is very sandy and is prone to drying out quickly under these harsh conditions.

Whorls of three succulent-like leaves are responsible for this petite perennial sedum’s nickname: three-leaved stonecrop. It tolerates partial shade and is low maintenance once established. Watch for ...

With varieties native to North America, tolerance to frigid temperatures down to minus 40 degrees F, and nearly 500 species described, this plant subverts all expectations of a succulent. Also known ...

When planning a garden, I always start by thinking in layers. Varying plant heights not only adds visual depth but also creates opportunities for sustainable gardening practices and supports habitat ...

Kristyn Greenfield likes to plant two or three kinds of groundcovers, mixing colors and textures, and plant other perennials between them so the groundcovers don’t end up eventually growing together.

Ground cover: You can’t live with it. You can’t live without it. Some have described ground covers as “garden thugs” or even worse, since they can brutally bully plants in their vicinity, to the point ...