Shades of chartreuse are among my favorite hues in the garden. Creeping Jenny “Goldilocks” delivers a vivid splash of this color, and I use it often in hanging baskets, containers and window boxes.

I have a long narrow strip in my yard with a row of rose of sharons. I've got creeping sedum planted under most of them, but there are few bare spaces. I am thinking about filling in with some ...

Dear Dr. Dirt: We’d like to find this plant but our local garden centers don’t seem to know what it is. Any suggestions? — Lyle, Greenwood Dear Reader: The little, low growing (2-4 inches high and ...

A: I’ve received many questions recently about ground covers. Which are good for sun? Which are good for shade? Which are fast-growing? What is best for a slope? Not knowing how much sun (but assuming ...

What’s a gardener to do when you need to grow a fur coat for a topiary lion? Try Variegated Lemon creeping jenny (Lysimachia congestiflora ‘Variegated Lemon’). This low-growing tender perennial forms ...