"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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Perennials bring joy and color to your spring garden year after year, but if your outdoor space lacks the ...

While no plants will survive with a total lack of sunlight, there are some plant groups that have evolved to thrive in even low-light areas of the outdoor landscape. If you’re looking to add plants to ...

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 ...

Perennials that thrive in the shade and bloom all summer long are the ultimate gifts from nature—they keep on giving month after month and year after year. Filling your garden with these varieties ...

These low maintenance perennials from dogweed to bleeding hearts should be added to your garden for easy care all year round.

Dry shade plants are often difficult to find for gardens. Native ginger, bottlebrush buckeye, and Solomon's seal are three plants that tolerate dry shade. It's important to water plants thoroughly ...

Bill and I bought a new house. After sitting in the yard and watching the sun for a whole day, I decided where and what to plant. The front has mature oaks, lots of shade and a wall built up of stones ...

So those big trees that kill your grass and drop leaves in the fall are a pain, eh? Try telling that to treeless folks in young neighborhoods who sweated their way through last week’s sun-baked heat ...

When we see how quickly the soil dries out under the hot sun, it can be easy to assume that spaces in shade will stay moist. In fact, some shady areas tend to be dry, too. “Dry shade is one of the ...