Instead of fearing the shade in your garden, embrace it. With the right foliage, texture and stylish accessories, you can ...

A shady yard can still bloom with style. These hardy plants thrive with little cleanup, adding quiet color and structure ...

One of the mistakes made by a beginning gardener is to put a sun plant where it receives too much shade or a shade plant where it gets too much sun. It’s easy to do; we’ve all done it. Even if you ...

Garden in the shade with rich foliage - Elenathewise/Getty Images It is always amazing to see how quickly your perennials and annuals grow under the warm sun when summer kicks in. As there are so many ...

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 ...

Just because you have a shady garden or backyard doesn't mean you can't quickly fill it with color. Purple is often associated with creativity and sophistication, so it's perfect for creating an ...

Boxwoods are a favorite deer-resistant shrub for many landscapes. They will tolerate full shade, but be aware that their color will be muddy green, rather than bright green. They also will appear more ...

Shade gardeners may feel they have few options for low-sun spots – once they’ve planted beds of traditional hostas and finished with a few ferns, they believe they must settle for a bland, neutral ...

What two words strike fear in the hearts of the most intrepid gardeners? Dry shade. That’s what Graham Rice thinks. Rice, author of “Planting the Dry Shade Garden: The Best Plants for the Toughest ...

As well as the native rowan, many of the other garden varieties and cultivars are excellent for berries including the ...