Shady areas were viewed as a fine place to rest awhile on the garden bench, but not nearly as exciting as a sunny border. Colorful garden plants for shade are still more limited than those for sun ...

Shade gardening is overlooked by many homeowners, sometimes even by avid gardeners,” says Luke Miller, veteran garden editor and designer, who notes that it’s true that there are many more ...

A: Consider Lacey oak. It’s native to the Hill Country, also to far Southwest Texas. It grows 20 to 25 feet tall and 15 to 20 ...

As well as adding beauty and style, planting can be used to soften walls and paving, zone areas, as well as create privacy and shade. A few eye-catching specimen plants in containers helps to ...

Plants in the shade of other plants receive more light than scientists had previously believed. A team of researchers from ...

Then there is ruby grass (Melinus nerviglumis), with thick flower heads in every shade ... in your area. Trees, of course, are the plant kingdom’s classic purveyors of fall color.

So: before selecting plants for an area, pay attention to how much shade it receives ... If you need longer-lasting color, mix in some shade-loving annuals alongside your shade perennials. Many ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...