On our hot summer days, shady garden areas can offer welcome respite from the heat. One of the challenges of gardening in shade, though, is adding interest through color, because it can be difficult ...

We’ve all heard that native plants are the best for supporting local wildlife. But what about those non-native garden classics, like lilacs and irises? Well, you’re in luck: For every non-native plant ...

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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 ...

When considering shade trees for landscape use, such staple native species as maples, oaks, elms and hornbeams come to mind. Another serviceable choice is the American linden (Tilia americana). Also ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... We continue our survey of online resources for gardeners. We recently considered solutions to garden problems and plant identification. Other categories of ...

The benefits of trees are boundless. Whether it is the calming aesthetics of a tree-lined path or street, the cooling shade of a looming oak on a summer day, or the joy of watching wildlife shelter ...

Question: I’ve always grown tulips, freesia, and daffodils. Are there bulbs native to California I can also grow in my yard? What are some benefits and tips for growing them? Answer: Native bulbs are ...

For more than a decade, visitors say the Children’s Garden at Elysian Park was a shady showcase for indigenous plants, with dense stands of mature native trees and shrubs lining the paths of the ...

Depending on where you live, it may seem that your garden has seen nine days of gray rain for every 10 days on the calendar. Usually by the latter half of June, the ground near Louisville, Kentucky, ...