WHAT: All ivy is evil, right? Wrong, actually. Variegated Persian ivy, unlike most English ivy, is a noninvasive species and is one of the few vigorous evergreen vines that can tolerate dry, shady ...

It all began with a visit to my 95 year old cousin, Helen. When I looked out her dining room window, I discovered that the Persian Ivy along the porch was blocking the view. My solution was to grab a ...

There probably never will be a grass that grows well in shade. Alternatives that are effective and much less frustrating include hard-surface materials such as decomposed granite, flagstone, lava ...

There's nothing more stunning than a glorious flowering vine growing over a trellis or covering an ugly fence. But choosing the right species of vining plant to grow in your yard is vital so that you ...

How do you grow grass in heavy shade? Sorry, it can't be done. Trees and grass both need the sunlight. Trees win! There is a solution though: shade-loving ground ...