For plenty of colorful petals all through your garden, plant primrose! These water-loving plants appreciate some morning sun ...

Your front yard landscape is the welcome mat for your home, which is why it's essential to select plants that complement your home, thrive in your climate, and suit your soil type. Most of us ...

If you have a vision of the perfect garden, it might well be one of sun-drenched, colourful borders, and this lovely fantasy is the reason estate agents are always quick to point out a south-facing ...

It’s great to be able to recommend a group of plants that are easy to grow, thrive in shade, are drought tolerant once established, and seem to present no interest to deer. Mahonia is a large genus of ...

Transform your dry landscape into a thriving oasis. Drought-tolerant shrubs, such as brittlebush, jojoba, or ninebark, bring ...

I'm looking for suggestions for shrubs in a shady and dry area. Are any viburnums suitable for shade? I have an area I am trying to give a natural, woodsy look. I also was thinking of a holly or a ...

If you live in an urban area you probably have plenty of under-utilized shady spaces that can be improved by introducing plants that thrive in these conditions. While shade-loving plants for ...

Given a looming drought and my growing awareness of the importance of Earth-friendly gardening, I decided to try making my shady backyard less thirsty and more environmentally nurturing by finding ...

Bring vibrant foliage and flowers to parts of the garden with little or no sunlight I’ve been gardening for over 20 years for multiple clients in a diverse range of terrains. The one basic rule I’ve ...

Do you have a suggested reference for shade-tolerant plants? Our primary source for gardening publications comes from the University of Florida (ufl.edu). Just out last year, an article entitled ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published April 28, 2016. We're bringing it back because shade-loving trees are back this spring. What you want is an unbroken expanse of emerald green grass ...