Cotoneaster, with its small, deep-green leaves, makes an attractive backdrop for many other plants. This perennial, low-growing shrub makes an excellent groundcover that blends into the background or ...

A shovel sticking into the edge of a garden bed - Nickbeer/Getty Images Ground cover is the backbone of your yard, creating a healthy environment for your prized plants to thrive. The right ground ...

What: Cotoneaster salicifolius “Repens” is one fast, easy to grow, and pest resistant groundcover. What an addition to the garden! This low-growing cotoneaster is fully evergreen and will quickly fill ...

Talk about a little shrub that does a great deal: The Tom Thumb cotoneaster (Cotoneaster adpressus "Tom Thumb" or "Little Gem") is a slow-growing plant that requires little pruning. The slightly ...

What: The smoky gray-green foliage of Cotoneaster glaucophyllus adds a sense of depth and mystery to the landscape. The low arching branches of this evergreen shrub form tight thickets, making it an ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. During this New Year’s first weekend, gardens are showing their underlying bones. After a week of Christmassy ...

* Common name: Dwarf cotoneaster 'Little Gem' * Botanical name: Cotoneaster adpressus 'Little Gem' * What it is: A low, slow-growing and widely arching semi-evergreen with green leaves smaller than a ...

Gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh has one flower in mind that he says birds will "love" and be drawn to, sharing that it's great ...

Note: Cotoneaster lacteus, mentioned below, has been recognized as an invasive species that threatens California’s native plant communities. For more, see the Invasive Plant Council (cal-ipc.org).

Ground cover is the backbone of your yard, creating a healthy environment for your prized plants to thrive. The right ground cover plant can smother weeds in your yard and garden while also protecting ...