Several weeks ago, I wrote about how to prune ornamental grasses. This article covers a similar topic: how to care for two widely used and loved perennial plants that resemble oversized grasses. There ...

Q: I have a beautiful lawn that has been invaded by spurge. I’m not sure how it got there, but I would really like to get rid of it. What do you recommend? A: Spotted spurge (Euphorbia maculata) is a ...

You can fall in love in the oddest places. On my first visit to South Africa I stopped in a run-down car park and opened the door next to huge clumps of Dietes bicolor. I knew immediately it was a ...