There’s a spot at The Farm where Vinca minor has been growing happily for at least 14 years, nestled in dappled light in the shade of some trees. I’ve watched it grow, walked over it and wondered why ...

Vinca minor, aka "myrtle," is an evergreen groundcover well suited for underplanting with both spring and fall blooming bulbs like this colchicum, which is flowering now. Dig a hole with a bulb ...

Question: I have a 4-foot x 20-foot garden planted with small boxwood shrubs and perennials. I'd like to remove the vinca groundcover. How can I do this without killing the other plants? Response from ...

Vinca major. Both this and its smaller "sister," Vinca minor can become aggressive, although it is technically not designated an invasive species. This is bigleaf periwinkle. Magnoliopsida > ...

I am so glad you are answering landscape questions. We have a large bed of sweet woodruff and weeds under a tree, that we want to get rid of. We would like to make the bed smaller and change to ...