Soil: Japanese spurge can be grown in any soil, although it will do best in acidic borders with a pH of 5.5 to 6.5. Applying an organic mulch or leaf mold in the fall months can be a good idea ...

You know Japanese spurge (Pachysandra terminalis); it's one of the most widely planted of all ground covers. Unless the snow is deep enough to bury the 10-inch-tall plants, the shiny evergreen ...

A Evergreen Japanese spurge (Pachysandra terminalis) is not native to this region. It is aggressive and can dominate shady gardens, to the detriment of mixed native flora.

as Japanese spurge does beautifully in dense shade, should you use it to cover vast areas or use it sparingly and combine it with equally viable and well-chosen plants? And the answer is ...

Dear Neil: I took these photographs of our pachysandra in the summer. They have been fertilized and watered, but they have put out very little new growth. They continue to ...