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

When you're designing and brainstorming the best plants for a shade garden, you're not beholden to ground covers and tiny flowers. While full sun might sound like a requirement for having tall plants, ...

Many gardeners love being outside in their garden on a beautiful sunny summer afternoon. But what if your garden is in a full-sun location and the air temperature is 95 degrees with a heat index of ...

Choosing plants for your first garden can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. The key is to pick plants that match ...

Gardening in the shade is often overlooked in the plant world, but it can be enjoyable and exciting. The Rowan County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers are hosting a seminar on Shade Gardening with ...

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 ...

Q: Shade has been increasing in my backyard as the trees have grown larger. I’ve taken out more struggling St. Augustine as I’ve expanded shrub and ground-cover beds. What low and mid-sized shrubs ...

Desert shade gardens offer a cool and inviting oasis away from our blistering summer sun and heat. They also allow us to tap into a wide variety of interesting and appealing shade-loving plants. Even ...

Remember that sapling you planted a few years ago? Has it been five years by now or is it more like 10 or 20? Time has a way of zipping along, while trees keep growing and shade slowly encroaches into ...