Shades of chartreuse are among my favorite hues in the garden. Creeping Jenny “Goldilocks” delivers a vivid splash of this color, and I use it often in hanging baskets, containers and window boxes.

There has been a lot of activity on Master Gardener email lately about creeping bellflower. Master Gardener Joe Baltrukonis from Ramsey County did some research on this invasive flower and offered to ...

The Under A Foot Plant Co. in Salem, Ore., has developed a special marketing niche for the gardener. They offer plants that grow as low mat-forming groundcovers that will take a certain amount of foot ...

Talk about a sweetie! White creeping thyme (Thymus praecox 'Albiflorus') is a very low-growing plant that can stand foot traffic. This creeping thyme grows only an inch tall and spreads to create a ...

One of the first signs of spring is the colorful billows of creeping Phlox in light blue, white and all shades of pink, creeping along rock gardens and slopes. Creeping Phlox is a hardy, dependable ...

Q: Can you tell me the name of this purple ground cover? A: The ground cover in question is a perennial plant called creeping phlox (Phlox stolonifera). It comes in pink, purple, white and a few ...

Earlier this week, the Post-Bulletin's Answer Man correctly answered a question about vines showing up along roadsides. At this time of year, and very notably this year, a creeping plant becomes ...

Q: All of a sudden, we have this creeping vine plant showing up in the backyard in various areas. We haven’t noticed any buds or blooms on any of them yet, but it sure is a rapid grower. Any idea what ...