Q. I just planted a flat of vincas in my condo flower bed as I do every year. They really flourish and are good until late October when I pull them up. A few of the white variety seem to come back in ...

Annual vinca can be trailing or upright. Trailing vincas are a great option to spill out of a container or hanging basket. Upright varieties work well in mass plantings, especially in landscapes where ...

Have you noticed some of the spectacular blue and white flowers this summer? Among the ones that have attracted my attention are the white Cora vinca flowers. They are a summer annual, so they will ...

Vinca, which is native to Madagascar, acts as an annual in most regions of North America. It blooms from the first warm days of late spring to the first frost in the all. Use vinca to edge a border of ...

Summer’s here. For the next four to five months, the heat and humidity will be unbearable outside. It’s enough to make you wonder how flower gardens survive. Fortunately, there are plenty of colorful ...

The petunias are pooped, and even the boxwood seems bushed. With an unrelenting run of days topping 90 degrees, many outdoor plants are losing their luster. Brown is the new green. But don’t let that ...

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 ...