Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lots of sunlight and regular watering is all you need to make your garden grow, right? Well, not necessarily. It turns out not all ...

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Shade—you either love it or hate it. Gardeners often fall into the latter category because low-light conditions prevent the ...

Creating a cottage garden with a whimsical and inviting atmosphere can be challenging in shaded areas, but it's certainly ...

The first time I saw a climbing hydrangea, it was growing its way up the trunk of a majestic oak. I was smitten, and Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris also climbed its way to the No. 1 spot on my ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 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 ...

Which grass makes the best turf for the shade? This is without question the most common question for me and others in my profession. The answer is simple: There are no good choices. Most grasses hate ...

Question: We recently added a deck in our backyard which faces west, we live in Circle C (southwest Austin). The afternoon sun is intense so we're looking to plant something along our fence line to ...

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 ...