If you're dealing with a difficult spot in your yard where nothing else seems to grow, you might be tempted by the promise of an easy, evergreen groundcover like common periwinkle (vinca minor). It ...

Vinca minor, aka "myrtle," is an evergreen groundcover well suited for underplanting with both spring and fall blooming bulbs like this colchicum, which is flowering now. Dig a hole with a bulb ...

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 ...

Yard with plant trimmings laying around and a grey, canvas bin full of yard clippings. - Milorad Kravic/Getty Images Ground covers are great for quelling erosion or as a substitute for turf. They ...

Periwinkle, or Vinca minor, is a resilient, low-maintenance and versatile plant that thrives in both sun or shade. Wherever it is planted, periwinkle will quickly establish itself, filling problem ...

Vinca major and minor (commonly called periwinkle) are perfect ground cover choices for large areas because the plant spreads rapidly. When I initiated my flower garden, I planted a complete bed of ...

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 ...

Due to popular demand we are reaching into our archives! Today we publish Buckston Harrison’s contribution to the March 1, 2007 edition of Buckston and Huber’s Alternative. Huber’s contribution is ...

The acceptable face of a ground-cover plant. This is Vinca minor, the Periwinkle, a plant with delightful blue/purple flowers (there is a white form as well) which can take shade with sun. V minor ...

Her painter’s eye taught her that white flowers shine in shade, but tend to fade and disappoint in brighter light. The white vinca named after her is a wonderful form of lesser periwinkle, Vinca minor ...