If you love a low-maintenance garden that always looks lush, using mondo grass as a ground cover is an excellent choice. Mondo grass has become a popular low-growing species for many gardeners. It's ...

Q: We are installing a patio with flagstone spaced a couple of inches apart. We would like to plant a low- or no-maintenance grass or plant between the stone... one that will tolerate some foot ...

Mondo grass even comes in unusual colors, such as this one that is so dark green it appears to be black. Most are much greener. Proven Winners One of my readers tells me he is ready to give up trying ...

Do you have an area in your yard where you can't grow grass because it is too shady or too steep or it has too much competition from large trees? There is a good solution you might want to try. Plant ...

Helen Mann had a backyard problem: It was too shaded for St. Augustine grass. Mann's solution: She covered open areas with widely spaced flagstones and planted dwarf mondo grass in between. But the ...

Scientific name: Ophiopogon japonicus Nana. Growth habit: A clump-forming perennial growing to 4 inches tall. The leaves arise from thick stems at ground level, are evergreen and linear in shape.