No-Fail Ground Covers: Pachysandra, Vinca Minor and Boston Ivy
Ground covers are indispensible in the garden; they give even a newly planted place a decidedly old, romantic appearance, and you can use them to beautify difficult spots where grass won't grow. My...
View ArticlePachysandra: Exploding the "Shade-Only" Myth
I wonder how many gardeners with sun-kissed gardens have been told by "the experts" that Pachysandra terminalis will only grow in shade? Far too many, I suspect. My 8 beds of pachysandra thrive in full...
View ArticleGroundcovers in the House
Did you know that certain groundcovers, among them Pachysandra terminalis (above, click to enlarge), will gladly adapt themselves to winter life indoors? Cuttings of pachysandra will produce not only a...
View ArticleSweet Woodruff & A Recipe for May Wine
I WONDER WHY SWEET WOODRUFF, perhaps the most graceful groundcover for shade, is so completely unsung? Surely its lack of celebrity is not my fault, since I bore my fellow gardeners with its virtues....
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