Shade-loving Plants
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Astilbe Plant Profile and Tips for Growing
Astilbe plants are an excellent choice for gardeners to add color to a shade garden and flower heads also make good cut flowers. more...
Plant Profile Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)
A popular and charming cottage garden plant that adds grace to partly shaded gardens, the bleeding heart is a long-time beloved plant in heirloom gardens. more...
Alaska State Flower Alpine Forget-me-not
Forget-me-not is a perennial plant native to alpine areas of the United States and is the Alaskan State Flower. more...
Ornamental and flowering shrubs are usually thought of as sun-loving plants but these large, blooming plants all do well in part shade or full shade areas. more...
How to Grow Polemonium Plant Profile
Shade loving, bright flowering and extremely winter hardy, Jacob's ladder is an excellent choice for a wide variety of gardens and landscapes. more...
Hostas are popular shade perennials because of their lovely form, foliage and colors. See how to care for hostas, use them in the garden and select popular choices. more...
Perennial Plants for Dry Shade
The soil under trees can be dry even with regular watering because the roots use the moisture quickly. See seven perennials that thrive in difficult shady conditions more...
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Foxgloves for a Shadier Garden
By:
Lorraine Syratt
The foxglove is versatile. It can be tall enough for the back of the border or left to go to seed at the edge of a woodland garden. It's a perfect plant for naturalizing. more...
By: Ian Dutton
Orchids have an exotic reputation that sometimes deters novice gardeners. Some species can be grown relatively easily if the choice of orchid is made carefully. more...
Trees that Enhance and Light Your Home Compound
By: John Isingoma
It is important to have shade trees in your compound. While many a time they are ignored, shades play so many roles in our daily lives than one can ever imagine. more...
Garden Landscape Enhanced With White Flowers
By:
Kathleen Airdrie
Goatsbeard is a fantastic native perennial that creates a bold display in a woodland garden or shade border. more...
Lily of the Valley - a Plant Profile
By: Kerry Swash
Lily of the valley is a woodland plant that is native throughout the cool, temperate Northern Hemisphere. It's delicate white floral scent is a true herald of Spring. more...
By: Kelly Fetty
Versatile, easy-care Christmas Ferns are an elegant solution to many problems in the shade garden. more...
Three Short Ferns for the Landscape
By: Tina Samuels
A look at three ferns that stay under two feet tall in a landscape. more...
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