Solomon’s Seal: An Old-Fashioned Perennial Worth Rediscovering
Smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum). Photo: haraldmuc, depositphotos With its gracefully arching stems and its ability to tolerate even the darkestContinue Reading
Category: Shade Gardening
Got Shade? Grow Groundcovers
By Larry Hodgson It’s hard to create an English-style flower border in the shade. There just aren’t that many shadeContinue Reading
The Fall Perennial with Doll’s Eyes
White baneberry (Actaea pachypoda). Photo: Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden A perennial grown mainly for its decorative berries? That’s veryContinue Reading
Plants for Dry Shade
Dry shade is probably the most difficult environment gardeners have to deal with. Source: vapenw.co Dry shade, a condition usually foundContinue Reading
Conifers Made for the Shade
Yew hedges (Taxus x cuspidata ‘Hicksii’) create an intimate corner in this semi-shady garden. Source: www.instanthedge.com Gardeners often wrongly believe that conifersContinue Reading
Gardens Evolve and So Should You!
Your garden is not stuck in a time warp; it is constantly evolving. Trees grow and create more shade … andContinue Reading
The Most Beautiful Perennial You’ve Never Heard Of
Exotic and stunning, like a fuchsia with upright flowers, Indian pink (Spigelia marilandica), is a modestly sized perennial of woodedContinue Reading
Vegetables and Herbs for Shade
The title above is nearly an oxymoron. There really are very few vegetables and herbs that enjoy shade. At the veryContinue Reading
Discover the Hosta of the Year 2018
Every year, dozens of new hostas are introduced, adding to the thousands of varieties already on the market. The choiceContinue Reading
A Laidback Gardener’s Guide to Planting in Dry Shade
Shade has a very bad reputation among gardeners and they blame it for the general lack of success they have gardeningContinue Reading