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Everyone loves a low-maintenance and eye-catching groundcover plant, but if you grow this species, you could end up with much ...
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 ...
Variegated vinca prefers moderate climates. This plant benefits from high humidity and partial shade. Planting near a wall ...
Q. Our Vinca minor is in its third year since planting. It looked great this spring … lively, lush, green, lots of small purple flowers. In fact, it never looked better. A month or so ago, we started ...
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 ...
With all the crazy (and worse) news these days, you may not know that there’s actually been some good news. On June 24, the ...
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 ...
Each year, the National Garden Bureau selects a flower to promote, and this year the annual garden flower known as vinca is the star of the show! Vinca is a popular annual bedding plant in the Midwest ...
Q: I planted several weigela shrubs in front of the house 18 years ago. My neighbors’ vinca has invaded that area. We have a bunch of pretty, large blue rocks and a lot of Mexican pebble rock that the ...
I remember the day we were filming “Southern Gardening” as part of my duties with Mississippi State University. Friend and garden designer Lori Hitchcock presented an urn for the front porch of the ...