In most cases it’s easy for homeowners to see when they need to hire an arborist. If a tree dies, you want it removed as quickly as possible, for a couple of reasons. If it starts rotting, it becomes ...

and forms a thick carpet of ground cover to protect tree roots. It spreads fairly slowly, and is not invasive. To divide it, ...

Fortunately, many of the best ground cover ... zone 5 and above. In my experience, they can take a little while to establish, so it might be two years or so until tree roots are hidden.