USDA Hardiness Zone 6 spans from coast to coast, covering the temperate parts of the nation and offering great growing ...

Quickly brighten up the darker corners of your garden or the empty spots beneath trees in your yard by growing colorful and ...

Where to Plant: Full sun and well-drained soil. Plant this large perennial near the back of a border where it serves as a pleasing backdrop for low-growing plants. Place it where you can enjoy its ...

My favourite garden of all is the late summer garden. Plants have ripened and matured, their long stems and profusion of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Before shopping for shade flowers, watch your garden at various times of day. Full shade is considered 3 ...

Most cool-season bedding plants like full sun, but some beautiful shade-loving plants produce colorful flowers during the cooler months. Although we’re accustomed to planting cool-season bedding ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

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 ...

There are gardeners who consider a walk in the woods to be the best education. And Michigan’s woods are full of curious, beautiful and often understated plants that have co-evolved with insects and ...

Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. These little blooms are reliable and showy in containers, giving you ...

National Planting Day serves as a reminder for all of us to celebrate the value and power of native species in local ...