A question for Dan Gill: My husband wants to cut back our liriope now, and I was wondering if this is a good idea. It looks fine, but he feels it will make it more vigorous. What do you think? -- ...

Both of these should be pruned in March. It is important that these plants be cut back each year, because they put out new foliage from the ground to replace last year’s growth, which will not ...

QUESTION: My husband wants to cut back our liriope now, and I was wondering if this is a good idea. It looks fine, but he feels it will make it more vigorous. What do you think? -- Peggy Johnson.

I see my neighbor cut back his liriope every spring. Is this necessary? It is not necessary, but homeowners and landscapers often trim liriope just prior to spring to remove old-looking and tattered ...

Question: Is it too early to trim liriope back? It traps all the tree leaves in our landscape beds. Answer: There are several plants that are virtually impossible to kill. One of them is liriope, or ...

Q. I read recently that it's time to cut liriope/monkey grass back to about ground level. What does that accomplish? I grew those grasses on the Gulf Coast for many years and never cut them back. A.

Tired of seeding, fertilizing and watering grass only to have it die on you, thanks to trees that gobble up all the moisture and nutrients you put down? Stop fighting Mother Nature and do yourself a ...

Tired of seeding, fertlizing and watering grass and it just dies on you, thanks to trees that gobble up all the moisture and nutrients you put down? Stop fighting Mother Nature and do yourself a favor ...

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