Owens Company, the Oscar statuette is seen in different stages of its manufacture, from the dull, pewterlike first casting to the final, polished, 24-carat gold-plated finish. Bill Zars | Staff Photographer. Molten metal is poured in a mold to begin the building of an Oscar. Bill Zars | Staff Photographer.
Kill grass by pulling it from around lily turf. Liriope or lily turf (Liriope muscari) works well as a border or foundation plant. Lily turf features grasslike, dark green foliage and vibrant purple flowers making it a welcome addition to many yards.
Liriope, or lilyturf, is an ornamental grass effective in deer control. Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden. You thought you were gaining control over your landscape, replacing the lawn with perennial groundcover plants. You got rid of the turf, planted hostas and mulched them.ortunately, there is no shortage of such perennial groundcover plants, plus short shrubs such as Blue Rug juniper and Blue Star juniper. Many of the deer-resistant groundcovers are also shade-tolerant, solving yet another landscaping challenge.