Shaded areas in your yard don't mean you can't have beautiful plants and colorful flowers. There are plenty of fast-growing shade plants that effortlessly thrive in shady spots. Picking and choosing ...

Plenty of shrubs love full sun, but selecting shrubs that do well in shade conditions can be tricky. Plant tags and descriptions refer to terms such as “full shade” or “part shade,” but what does that ...

I think most of us, as gardeners, would confess to obsessing over a dahlia or delphinium during summer. And, sure, I get it, a pink cosmos or coneflower is hard to top. But I think we need to give ...

When you're designing and brainstorming the best plants for a shade garden, you're not beholden to ground covers and tiny flowers. While full sun might sound like a requirement for having tall plants, ...

If you're looking to add a pop of color to part of your yard that gets less sun, this shade-loving shrub is as beautiful as it is easy to grow.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images / Jacky Parker Photography In a perfect world, every plant would have all the sun and moisture it needs. But if your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Purple flowers growing under the shade of trees - Jiojio/Getty Images Just because you have a shady garden or backyard doesn't ...

A:Oh, my. That’s a lot of restrictions to put into any list. The mere fact that you’re talking about total shade rules out the vast majority of our flowering and fruiting shrubs. Hollies are going to ...

Q: Shade has been increasing in my backyard as the trees have grown larger. I’ve taken out more struggling St. Augustine as I’ve expanded shrub and ground-cover beds. What low and mid-sized shrubs ...