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 ...

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Variegated vinca goes by many names. It’s a variegated form of Vinca major, also known as greater periwinkle. It’s also known as bigleaf periwinkle (Vinca major ‘Variegata’), and the “variegated” part ...

I removed Perwinkle Vinca minor vines from a small patch in my yard and within a couple of days a lovely Brown Thrasher was foraging for food in the same space. The conditions I created to make this a ...