These low-effort cottage garden plants won't flop, spread aggressively, or demand constant attention ...

Your friend made a great suggestion for a low-maintenance shrub to use as a ground cover for your garden. It is a tough plant that I use for similar purposes. Gro-Low sumac (Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low’) ...

Perennial vegetables are the ultimate low-maintenance gardening win. You only have to plant them once, but will yield years ...

Q: Lots of our landscape plants were damaged by the cold, and many will come back, but we do not like the brown shrub look. What are some lower-growing shrubs that were not damaged by the February ...