Q: Is my pachysandra down for the count after the Christmas freeze? Should I whack it now like monkey grass and see what happens in the spring? It has never looked like this before, and I'm worried. A ...

The struggle to fill out your yard's shadiest expanses is real — most turfgrasses won't survive, but weeds will. While there is no shortage of ground covers that are perfect for shady areas, many ...

Dear Neil: I saw a ground cover called pachysandra in a Tulsa landscape. Will it grow in Texas? Answer: That's a northern ground cover that struggles with our heat and low humidity in summertime. If ...

“My bed of pachysandra has developed dark blotches on the leaves, and some sections have completely died out. What is wrong with my plants, and what can I do to improve the health and appearance of ...