Next, put down layers of cardboard — overlap the sheets so there are no gaps left. You are creating a light blocking barrier ...

Liriope, commonly known as monkey grass, is a versatile and resilient herbaceous plant with attractive foliage and striking purple-mauve flower spikes. When thinking about planting ideas for your ...

Liriope comes in to its own in the early autumn when it produces flower spikes with small, long-lasting purple or white flowers. It is an undemanding, evergreen perennial with grass-like leaves for ...

Andrew tells us: 'Liriope offers beautiful grassy foliage ... to black out week or to help cover large slopes. Before planting ground covers into your yard, it's important to understand which ...

An evergreen, tuberous perennial forming a dense clump of narrow, arching, leathery, dark green leaves. Dense, upright spikes of small, violet-purple flowers appear in autumn, followed by black ...

Tom MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida including care of broccoli, pindo palms, tibouchina, California poppies, ...

Liriope can be cut back in spring to remove any tatty foliage ... including the lily beetles that also affect Lilium species. Plant them in moist, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade, and ...

Now that the weather is cooling, you might notice that some of the plants we encounter look nothing like their mid-summer ...

Liriope, commonly known as monkey grass, is typically considered as herbaceous planting but can be grown as an evergreen ground cover. With grass-like foliage and attractive lilac flower spikes, ...