Choose a good spot to grow Creeping Cinquefoil. Remove any weeds and grass and ensure plenty of room to spread without harming other plants. Apply a two-inch layer of fresh compost to the area.

Creeping Cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans) REDA / Contributor / Getty Images. This perennial is another tap-rooted low grower. It has creeping stems root at nodes that allow the weed to expand, in ...

There are many different types of weeds that can spoil a lush, green lawn: crabgrass, dandelions, white clover, quack grass, wood sorrel, bindweed, broad-leaf plantain, cinquefoil and creeping ...

Cotoneaster is a good choice for sunny beds. Photo by Serge A. McCabe/The Oregonian Do you have ground to cover but want to avoid grass? Whatever your site, there's a garden's worth of options.