Since you can walk on perennial peanuts—as long as foot traffic is light—they're popular as a weed-suppressing groundcover or lawn alternative. Their small, pretty yellow flowers attract butterflies.

Not long ago, a neighbor gave us some peanuts she said were from Peru. Since we’ve had good luck growing peanuts, we were excited to see how this variety would do for us. Our new Peruvian peanuts are ...