Goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus) is a summer standout in a shady garden. At 4- to 6-feet-tall and 3 or 4 feet wide, it looks more like a shrub than a perennial. In June and July, it’s topped with huge ...

Just because you have a shady yard doesn't mean it has to be bare. Although many plant species thrive when given ample sunlight, there are plenty of shade-lovers that are happiest in the cooler, ...

Gardening is so perverse sometimes. We fuss and fume over recalcitrant plants that resist every inducement to thrive, while right in front of our eyes a spectacular plant goes unnoticed simply because ...

LITTLE ROCK — Mid to late May, while not bereft of beauty, doesn't have the flower power of earlier in the spring. Plants that bloom in this period are especially welcome. One of my favorites for the ...

With a new year, my mind usually turns to all the new varieties I want to plant in my garden. But much to my surprise, this year I’m finding myself thinking more about old plants, especially tried and ...

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 ...