Flowering native shade plants in your garden help to support biodiversity, a key element in a sustainable garden. Native ...

If you wanted to create a garden of nothing but Australian plants, you would have a cornucopia of beauties from which to choose. You could find ground covers, shrubs, and trees that flower ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q. We have many silver maples that were damaged by the storms last year. Could you list any trees that would be good to plant as replacements in our area? A. The following shade trees have fewer ...