Shades of chartreuse are among my favorite hues in the garden. Creeping Jenny “Goldilocks” delivers a vivid splash of this color, and I use it often in hanging baskets, containers and window boxes.

Creeping jenny, also known as Lysimachia nummularia, is a fast-growing, low-maintenance plant that thrives both indoors and out. Indoors, creeping jenny makes a great easy-care houseplant where its ...

The weather has held summer at bay so far this year, so you will have to do many garden activities later in the season than usual, but get out there soon to get results. QI inherited a few sprigs of ...

A patch of creeping Jenny growing in dry dirt. - Robert Buchel/Shutterstock Creeping Jenny, or creeping Charlie (Lysimachia nummularia), has gained popularity as an ornamental ground cover alternative ...

Dear Dr. Dirt: We’d like to find this plant but our local garden centers don’t seem to know what it is. Any suggestions? — Lyle, Greenwood Dear Reader: The little, low growing (2-4 inches high and ...

Is Llysimachia invasive? It is commonly known as creeping Jenny or moneywort. I can't find that it's even suited for Zone 9. I had planned to plant it, but I'm not sure I want to now. -A.C., Houston ...

A: I’ve received many questions recently about ground covers. Which are good for sun? Which are good for shade? Which are fast-growing? What is best for a slope? Not knowing how much sun (but assuming ...

I spend a lot of time thinking about dirt. Mostly, as I look around my yard, I often don't see the shrubs and trees and flowers as much as I see the dirt beneath them. Because exposed dirt means two ...

If I ignore the barren, nothing-will-grow spot under the evergreen tree long enough, maybe the problem will just go away. Either that or I could plant creeping Charlie and creeping Jenny and together ...