Liven up a porch or garden that doesn't get a lot of light with cascading plants for shade. They'll upgrade your space with ...

If your shady garden spots look a little dull, these silver-leafed plants add luminous sheen with their gorgeous, glowing ...

You don't need all-day sun for a thriving flower bed. These annuals provide colorful blooms or bright foliage all season long ...

Shade gardens can be magical spaces, with the comforting shelter of mature trees, lush understory layers, and a chorus of birds chirping in the branches above. When designing shade gardens, focus on ...

* What it is: Cherokee sedge is a foot-tall, gently arching, grass-like perennial that’s especially well suited for damp, shady spots. Native to the southern United States, it produces tan, wheat-like ...

This colorful perennial fern is a great option for your shade garden, container plants, or flower beds. Plus, it's visually ...

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 ...

Take a stroll in almost any natural area that is shady and moist, and you are almost guaranteed to see ferns. The woods can be carpeted with these lovely native plants. They grow along streams, are ...

Plants are perfect for space-making in the landscape, whether you want to establish a solid wall of separation or create a ...

If there is one leaf shape everyone knows, it’s the maple leaf. Botanically, it’s known as palmately lobed. Just the other day, I was ogling some Japanese maples at a nursery while lamenting how ...

The Southern Living Garden Book (Oxmoor House, 2004 edition) has an extensive list of what they call “Southern heritage plants.” This useful section was omitted from the 2015 edition. The list ...