Few things are more frustrating for gardeners than waking up to discover that deer and rabbits treated their flower bed like an all-you-can-eat buffet overnight. While fences and sprays can help, many ...

Creeping Phlox and Candytuft are two plants that look good year-round and do not require a lot of work to keep them looking spiffy. They are both perennials and multiply, that is, where you have a ...

Q. I have several large candytuft plants that bloom beautifully in spring. After blooming, they hide or cover the areas I want to plant annuals in. Is it OK to prune them back? A. Early-bloom ...

* What it is: Candytuft is one of the showiest short, spreading groundcovers when it's blooming with its snow-white dainty flowers for about three weeks in April. Dark-green, small-leafed foliage can ...