Greenscape Alliance: Many types of walkable groundcovers available

:In part 1 of this column, turfgrass options were discussed. Now, part 2 gets back to Camp B, the broadleaf choices for a walkable groundcover.

For Christian suspense author, writing is an inspiration, a thriller

The view from Sue Duffy’s Lake Murray home office looks out on a patch of winter woods, spare, leafless hardwoods set amid a thick, crunchy groundcover of fallen leaves.

For Christian suspense author, a thriller and the great healer

The view from Sue Duffy’s Lake Murray home office looks out on a patch of winter woods, spare, leafless hardwoods set amid a thick, crunchy groundcover of fallen leaves.

Joint sickbed becomes hotbed for blessings

I used to cringe in disbelief when some weirdo would swear, “My sickness is a blessing.”

Weekend Plantings: 'Holly Fern'

Holly fern is a handsome, cold-hardy plant that deserves more use in Central Florida landscapes. This Asian fern (Cyrtomium falcatum) grows up to 30 inches tall and 48 inches wide in moderate-to-deep shade on moist, heavily mulched sites, where it slowly forms attractive clumps. It's called holly fern due to the glossy, dark-green, triangular leaflets carried on arching stems.