Planting design for dry gardens: beautiful, resilient groundcovers for terraces, paved areas, gravel, and other alternatives to the lawn

Lawns and groundcover plants

The history of lawns and rise of alternatives. Groundcover plants in the wild ; Less water and low maintenance : the groundcover garden

Groundcover gardens for dry climates. Lawns with warm-season groundcovers ; Green carpets : plants you can walk on ; Flowering carpets : a mixture of groundcover plats ; Mixed grassland "lawns" : the art of cultivating weeds ; Flowering steppes ; Gravel gardens ; Terraces, paths, and steps : the greening of stone surfaces ; Perennial and shrub groundcovers for large areas ; Pioneer plants for slopes and wild gardens ; Flowering meadows in dry climates

Planting and maintaining the groundcover garden. Soil preparation ; Planting groundcovers ; Economizing on water ; Reducing maintenance ; Garden escapees : the problem in invasive plants

A-Z of groundcover plants for dry gardens : a directory of 200 species and varieties.