Here are some suggestions for well-behaved ground covers, beginning with some important Brevard County native keystone species. These keystone plants support local and migratory birds, which keeps ...

The South Florida Water Management District’s ... Instead of using grass along sidewalks where it requires excess watering, native ground covers are better looking, drought-resistant alternatives.

While there is no shortage of ground covers that are perfect ... winter is halfway through. Native plant aficionados in the southeast U.S. region — in and around Florida, Indiana, Kentucky ...

The annual impact of invasive plants, animals and disease to Florida’s agriculture industry is estimated at $179 million. Non-native invasive plants now impact approximately 1.5 million acres of ...

Here are some more great native ground cover plants to consider ... agent and master gardener coordinator for the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences.

Plant native species and keep invasive species in check. The rose peppertree (formerly Brazilian peppertree) is a highly invasive plant that has berries that resemble holly. The plant was brought ...