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Is your yard starved for sun? Turn your backyard into a thriving oasis with these tried-and-true shade garden plants.
While sun-loving edibles are plentiful, a handful of vegetables prefer the cool protection of shadier sites, particularly for ...
Are you tired of looking at those bare, boring spaces in the partially shaded areas in your yard? These plants can take your ...
With lush green blades and purple blooms, monkey grass is a good ground cover option for shady yards. This organic feed is ...
This week's Plant Pick of the Week is an under-used, native, grass-like perennial that's versatile in a variety of settings.
Virginia bluebell ( Mertensia virginica) is native throughout most of the U.S. and has oval-shaped, pale green leaves ...
According to Fine Gardening, full shade means that “the plant thrives in conditions with limited direct sunlight, often preferring morning sun or filtered light throughout the day. Dappled ...
There are always going to be shadier spots in your garden, and while most vegetables we think of in summer—like tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers—live for the sunshine, you can take advantage ...
Gardening in the shade is often thought of as swimming upstream; plant choices are limited and there’s no hope for color. But learning how to work with shady conditions and finding the right ...
Gardening in the shade is often thought of as a Sisyphean endeavor, swimming upstream against all odds with limited plant choices and no hope for color. But that notion couldn’t be further from ...
These plants grow and flower early in the season before the trees leaf out, shading the area. They dieback soon after flowering as shade tolerant plants fill the garden.
Like all the repeat-flowering roses we grow in Louisiana, Knock Out roses should receive a major pruning twice a year. Here's ...