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.

Spreading liriope plants in a field beneath shade trees - Yi Chang Sic/Shutterstock While Liriope, also commonly known as lilyturf or monkey grass, is considered one of the best ground cover plants ...

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.

Bringing colour and movement when most plants have faded, ornamental grasses are a great way to keep the magic alive through ...

Tired of seeding, fertlizing and watering grass and it just dies on you, thanks to trees that gobble up all the moisture and nutrients you put down? Stop fighting Mother Nature and do yourself a favor ...

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? -- ...

Question for Dan Gill: I have a planting of liriope growing along the sides of my driveway that has been invaded by weeds and grass. Can you recommend a product that would take out the weeds without ...

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 ...

Jim and Virginia Taylor bought a home in the Glendale area of Newport News 30 years ago and have lived there most of that time. They have faithfully gone through the annual ritual of maintaining a ...

Liriope, commonly known as monkey grass, is one of the most utilized landscape plant materials. Often integrated into landscapes as a border, redefining its use may create a new attitude for home ...

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 ...