so they’re not plants you’d want to use in total shade. I’ve used a good many leatherleaf mahonias in total shade, both for their rich yellow mid-winter flower spikes and for the large ...

Most shade plants do best in part shade or light shade ... I’m always impressed that it keeps most of its color and shape even through the winter. Also, few perennials come in as many colors ...

The dormant season is a great time to sow flower seeds, establish trees and shrubs, and get started on the vegetable garden.

Learn how to grow and care for 'Soft Caress' Mahonia, a unique variety of mahonia with fern-like evergreen foliage. Get to ...

Shady areas in landscapes and gardens require plants that need or tolerate shade. If you need some ideas, attend the class “Some Shady Characters: Annuals and Perennials for Shady Sites” ...

Camellias sometimes experience infestations of an insect called tea scale; several products are available to treat this ...

Evergreen shrubs such as boxwood, holly, rhododendron, yew and arborvitae provide year-round green color in the landscape.

Finding plants that will thrive makes life so much easier as they'll naturally want to grow there. Shade is generally either dry or damp. Dry shade is usually where there are other plants causing ...

Winter is also a great time to plant ... up to four feet tall and open from mid to late summer. Plants perform best with light shade and plenty of moisture. Spread seeds on the soil surface ...

Other plants provide winter color through the presence of berries ... several species of shade trees add color and texture to the landscape without foliage in winter. Several species of birch ...