Garden shades provide a wonderful opportunity to shelter from the glaring sun, create privacy in the garden, and plant unusual flora and fauna. While they may present many unwanted challenges, the ...

If your yard doesn’t get a lot of sun, try planting a shade garden that will thrive in low light. Getty Images Many gardens are bathed in sunbeams, but not every part of a yard always has the benefit ...

For plenty of colorful petals all through your garden, plant primrose! These water-loving plants appreciate some morning sun ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Hostas are the workhorses of the shade garden. Once they're established, they're pretty much low-maintenance plants. They tolerate periods of drought, and they are reliably hardy in areas that freeze ...

Usually we think of shade as the kiss of death for a flower garden. This isn’t really true. Here are quite a few options for blooming plants that are often forgotten just because they aren’t ...

Describing the specific serenity of a garden can be as difficult as choosing a favorite flower, but Stacie Abdallah, creator of lifestyle site Stacie's Spaces, is apt to try. "There is something ...

Underrated shade plants can be a real bonus when your options are limited due to a lack of sun in your garden. Especially if they add interest by offering a more unusual look as these plants are not ...

Drought-tolerant gardens are becoming increasingly popular for some excellent reasons. First of all, they reduce our dependence on water during the dry summers, when regional rainfall is minimal. Once ...

The Southern Shade Garden at the New Orleans Botanical Garden is a wonderful and unique place. It's well worth a visit, and this weekend's Fall Garden Festival at City Park provides a perfect ...

During the summer, shady places become a welcome refuge in gardens. Colorado is known for sunshine, but shade in gardens can be found under trees and shrubs. Selecting plants that tolerate dry shade ...