The Liriope genus includes grass-like flowering perennial plants native to parts of Asia. Two common species in the United States, L. muscari (also called lilyturf) and L. spicata (also called ...

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.

While Liriope, also commonly known as lilyturf or monkey grass, is considered one of the best ground cover plants that love ...

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 ...

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 ...

Liriope, monkey grass or border grass is one of the most underused landscape plant materials. Mostly used as a border, redefining liriope’s use may create a new attitude for home landscapers, ...

One of the benefits of belonging to a garden club is that you are often introduced to new plants. Gardeners are generous folks and enjoy sharing their plants, especially when they are redesigning a ...

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 ...

This week, I wrote a column about the benefits of ground covers, which require far less maintenance than lawn grasses. But which ground covers are best? When selecting one, first consider the growing ...