Monkey grass is pretty low-maintenance when it comes to fertilization. "In average to rich soils, additional fertilizer isn't necessary," Hancock explains. If your soil is on the poorer side, you may ...

Q. You recently mentioned dwarf mondo grass. Is this also called dwarf monkey grass? My landscaper planted a patch. Some of the plugs are doing great; others are mostly brown and they are in the same ...

Q: My monkey grass browns many summers, but it never has done it this badly. What caused it to do this? A: This was an unusually rough summer on monkey grass (also commonly called mondo grass). I had ...

Q: The ditch in front of my house is weedy and ugly. I would like to plant some kind of ground cover on the ditch. What plant do you recommend? A: There are many types of ground cover that would work ...

There might be a monster in your backyard: King Kong of the garden. Be careful if you monkey around with it. In North America, there is a special group of about 12 different species of plants, “Mondo ...

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 ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I’m new to vegetable gardening, and I’m looking for resources to help me be ...