Nothing is more frustrating that having a garden that is under the shade of oversized trees. Granted, those arbors can be awesome but if you want to plant and you are not hot on hostas and ferns, well ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. mtreasure / Getty Images When you're designing and brainstorming the best plants for a shade garden, you're not beholden to ground ...

During the heat of summer, my favorite places to garden are in shady areas of my landscape. Gardeners often gripe about how difficult it is to grow plants in these areas. Trouble mostly occurs, ...

The dog days of summer are here. This period was defined in 1813 as the time of year "when the seas boiled and all creatures became languid." That's a bit of an exaggeration, but it surely is a time ...

When I was a boy I wanted to grow zinnias and sunflowers and other big, bold flowers in bright colors. Now, nearly a geezer, I have learned to appreciate the delicate differences in the color green, ...

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 ...

Whorls of three succulent-like leaves are responsible for this petite perennial sedum’s nickname: three-leaved stonecrop. It ...

If you take a moment to think about the foliage in your garden, what comes to mind? What should come to mind is a picture of a lush landscape with different textures or patterns on each leaf.The ...

Twenty-three years ago, the horticultural author and photographer Ken Druse produced a book urging us to go over to the dark side. It was titled The Natural Shade Garden. Its images of lush, ...