Every garden or yard has some shady areas, and these shade-loving shrubs can add color and vibrancy to your yard's darkest corners. From evergreen Japanese andromeda to winter-blooming camelia, these ...

Perennial plants survive from one growing season to the next, regrowing from their roots each spring. Discover gorgeous, fast-growing perennials that provide quick color and texture for shade gardens.

Ferns are a plant group that has existed for nearly 400 million years. So, it's no surprise that there are now an estimated 10,500 species living around the globe. Ferns owe their millennia-long ...

During the heat of summer, my favorite places to garden are in shady areas of my landscape. Gardeners often gripe about how difficult it is to grow plants in these areas. Trouble mostly occurs, ...

TINO CARNEVALE: Of all the Tasmanian natives, the Man Fern (Dicksonia antarctica) would have to be one of the most impressive. They are found in rainforests, growing under trees that are so thick and ...

How do you grow grass in heavy shade? Sorry, it can't be done. Trees and grass both need the sunlight. Trees win! There is a solution though: shade-loving ground ...

Plumbago auriculata, or Cape plumbago, is an ornamental shrub that thrives in Redlands. It is a member of Plumbaginaceae family and has been well-known since Roman times. Native to South Africa, the ...

Spotlight on shrubs, an indispensable part of any well-designed landscape Shrubs are an indispensable part of any well-designed landscape. Along with trees, shrubs form the backbone of a garden, ...