If you have a yard or garden, depending on which word you like, I know you need liriope even if you don't know you need it. You probably see it in many local yards but don't know its name. There ...

The first time I encountered Liriope, I thought it was a grass. The leaves were about as wide as a blade of crabgrass and dark green. Then I read that a common name for this plant is lilyturf. But it ...

Late last summer, the leaves of my liriope plants began turning brown, and I was concerned that they were dying. Was this due to the drought, or could there be another cause? The drought may have ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Q: Does liriope spread? I noticed little grasses sprouting up alongside the liriope. I couldn't tell if it was just grass from my yard or if the liriope was sending out "babies." A: Yes, liriope is a ...

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.

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 ...

Jane Stephens - Victoria County Master Gardener Edited by Charla Borchers Leon Feb 26, 2017 Feb 26, 2017 Updated Mar 12, 2018 Our poor gardens. We ride through our neighborhoods and see all of the ...

I’ve been taking Miguel, my 12-year-old Havanese, for 3,500-step walks around the neighborhood lately (and telling myself he’s the only one who can’t handle longer strolls). And now that the weather ...