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 ...

Periwinkle flowers (botanic name Vinca minor) grow as a ground cover in Zones 4 to 9. They typically reach heights of up to 6 inches, and widths of between 6 and 18 inches. Flowers can be blue, ...

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 ...