If your yard gets more shade than sun, these hardy perennials will still deliver lush foliage and beautiful blooms year after ...

Just a few years ago, the words shade garden plants brought to mind hostas, ferns, impatiens and maybe some astilbe. Shady areas were viewed as a fine place to rest awhile on the garden bench, but not ...

Maximize your garden's light exposure.

Ever wondered why some plants in your garden seem to flourish while others struggle? The answer often comes down to how much sunlight each spot receives. Getting familiar with the sun and shade ...

Ward Dilmore, founder and head landscape designer at Petrus Luxury Estate Landscaping Company, agrees, explaining that lavender is a heat- and full sun-loving plant. “If grown in shade, it will become ...

While you may love the look of a certain flower, if your light conditions are the wrong fit, you’ll wind up wasting time and money. Getting the right flowers for a yard with full sun versus shade is a ...

Twenty-percent to 30% shade cloth may not look like it's providing much shade, but when afternoon sun reaches garden vegetables during summer heat, it can provide a few degrees of protection. Tree ...

Everyone is looking for some backyard shade these days, and the latest sun protection is a tensioned fabric canopy called a shade sail. Versions of these canopies originated in the 1990s in Australia ...

When it comes to gardening challenges, growing in the shade seems to be one of the most misunderstood. I even know a number of folks who believe having any sort of garden in the shade is hopeless. 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, ...

The La Penna Gardens consist of 13 beds. Meadow gardens, bog gardens, woodland, shade and rock gardens. Each bed has a special story. These spectacular gardens are all about natural elements and ...