Ground covers are popular Louisiana landscape plants, and the most common around here is liriope. Industry pros and home gardeners commonly say you should never have to buy new liriope — just get ...

Liriope muscari (pronounced luh-RYE-oh-pee mus-KAR-ree) is a tough, evergreen herbaceous flowering perennial from East Asia that grows in clumps 6 to 12 inches tall and spreads 12 to 18 inches across.

Monkey grass is pretty low-maintenance when it comes to fertilization. "In average to rich soils, additional fertilizer isn't necessary," Hancock explains. If your soil is on the poorer side, you may ...

With so many options to choose from, this ground cover offers countless ways to lower maintenance. Monkey grass is the South's favorite ground cover. It's easy to find, simple to care for, usually ...

Liriope is ideal in shady areas under trees where grass refuses to grow. Photo by Darrell Blackwelder Liriope, monkey grass or border grass is one of the most underutilized landscape plant materials.

A question for Dan Gill: My husband wants to cut back our liriope now, and I was wondering if this is a good idea. It looks fine, but he feels it will make it more vigorous. What do you think? -- ...

A: Liriope is one of the names used for the plant known as border grass or lily turf. It is a common, even over-used plant in the Florida landscape throughout the state. There are about eight species ...

I like tough plants and so do a lot of folks who are into low-maintenance landscapes. When it comes to groundcovers, I tend to avoid using them because they are usually more trouble to keep clean than ...

Dear Roger: Bermuda grass is taking over our liriope. Is there any chemical I can spray to kill the Bermuda grass but not the liriope? - Don Steed, Raeford. Dear Don: Yes, you may spray sethoxydim on ...

Q: I have a border of liriope on the south side of my brick building, which is partially shaded by a hedge. It gets sun in the late afternoon. The last few years, about two-thirds of it has died. Only ...

Can you explain how to care for the beautiful Persian shield plant? I planted it last year and now it is woody and leggy. Gina Graham The Persian shield (Strobilanthes dyerianus) is one of the most ...