If you love a low-maintenance garden that always looks lush, using mondo grass as ... the strappy dark leaves for a truly ...

In landscaping, ground covers ... than having to mow grass on a steep hillside. Mondo is a slow spreader that grows about four inches tall and creates a lovely dark green effect.

How in the world did grass become the de facto ground covering? Grass is a pain in the ass: It requires constant tending, looks janky if you don’t mow it, will turn brown on you in a heartbeat ...

How do you grow grass ... compact, dark green, and slow growing. Persian ivy is a good English ivy substitute for complete shade.(Howard Garrett) Persian ivy is a wonderful evergreen ground ...

Fill in the area beneath a tree’s branches with a plant that’s better suited to shade, and confine your lawn to areas where enough sun reaches the ground to support grass. “The yard will ...