Shade-loving perennials provide dependable color and texture in the cooler, lower-light areas of the garden, and in USDA Zone 6, many perform well. This zone stretches from the southern part of New ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Before shopping for shade flowers, watch your garden at various times of day. Full shade is considered 3 ...

Most of us have boundary walls, fences, or garden buildings such as sheds or studios that are in shade for part of the day, and in some cases all day long, especially if your garden faces north or ...

I aspire to be the Goatsbeard King of Cornish Flat. Maybe I already am. I have several, and no one else I know here grows goatsbeard (Aruncus dioecious). It is one of many flowers I grow that do well ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Ideal for planting in ...

I know there isn't such a botanical category as "blue shade," that is, plants that add the color blue to shady spots in our gardens, but there should be. Everyone has shade, and blue is one of the ...

But those of us who live beneath big trees must learn to garden beneath those branches if we want refreshing shade as well as a colorful, textured garden. Before you head to the nursery, study your ...

GARDENING guru PETER CUNDALL explains how many beautifully flowering plants don’t need full sun to thrive and can do well under the dappled shade of trees. Azaleas and rhododendrons always succeed in ...

Although we typically associate sunshine with plant growth, you don't have to let a lack of light stop you from growing your dream garden! Believe it or not, numerous flowers actually thrive in the ...