Shady areas in the garden can often get overlooked and ignored. Yet, many full-shade perennials will thrive in darker spots, helping to add green foliage and colorful blooms to those tricky areas ...

Winter flowers are the best way to add a pop of color to your garden during cold months! Here are all the annuals, perennials ...

Discover the best shrubs for shade to enhance your garden's beauty. Learn about top shade-loving plants and design tips for ...

In the fall, the number of birds visiting your yard and garden may drop. During this season, when food is scarce, use these ...

Although they are most prolific in full sun, they also grow and bloom well in as little as four to six hours of sun. Here is ...

Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), a cousin of the magnolia, is absolutely stunning in spring when it's fragrant, ...

October is an ideal month to plant a variety of flowers, hardy vegetables, and shrubs, including marigolds, chrysanthemums, ...

In general, more-upright leaves (that is, those with smaller stem–leaf angles) reduce the amount of shade on neighbouring plants and increase the penetration of sunlight, thereby supporting ...

Zinnias provide brilliant colour all summer long and the new Zinnia ‘Zesty’ is a vigorous grower with large double blooms ...

Cascade hydrangea is a new category of hydrangeas that grow well in either landscape beds or containers. Like most hydrangeas ...

Planting plenty of berrying plants is a good way to support birds. They relish berries, stripping many by the new year – ...

Grasses serve many purposes in the garden. Illinois Extension says native grasses can increase root competition in plantings, ...