Dwarf mondo grass seems like the right choice to me. This is a very short evergreen plant that works well in narrow spaces, tolerates sun or shade and rises about 4 inches, which is not much ...

Dwarf mondo makes a wonderful substitute for the usual types of grass. It is low growing, spreads nicely, does not require much water and once established, takes very little care.

St. Augustine doesn't take to shade. Forget Bermuda. So master gardener Karen Williams relies on an alternative ground cover in her shade garden -- dwarf mondo grass. The tight clumps of dark ...

A: I'll bet what you saw was dwarf mondo grass. This is a really short, 3- to 4-inch, grass-like perennial that makes a good full-sun groundcover in that situation. It's not meant for lawn use but ...

Between standard mondo grass, dwarf mondo grass, and black mondo grass, which is the best fit for your yard? Here are the ...

Before mondo grass was identified as an elegant ground cover, we used to call it monkey grass. The grasslike plant is available in a regular (6 inches) and dwarf size (3 inches) to use as a ground ...

Calvin Finch: Alternatives to lawn grass. July 1, 2016. Dwarf mondo grass is great in between stepping-stones on a pathway. The hardy plant requires little to no watering. M.L. Gray /MCT.

I love dwarf mondo (Ophiopogon) grass in settings like yours. It's short enough to sit on and treat almost like a lawn, minus mowing.

There are a number of ground-cover options, including dwarf mondo, monkey grass, liriope and ferns. Eventually you may want to forget a lawn and put in winding paths and large shade beds ...

Q. My 3-year-old mondo grass leaves are turning brown. It started at the tips of the leaves, and now half of the plants are brown. What is causing this? A. As the pecans and oaks in my landscape ...