Is your yard starved for sun? Turn your backyard into a thriving oasis with these tried-and-true shade garden plants. Gardeners are constantly battling shady spots in backyards, always on the lookout ...

Need a little relief from the sun? Dress up your pergola with these gorgeous climbing plants that provide color, elevated ...

Lots of sunlight and regular watering is all you need to make your garden grow, right? Well, not necessarily. It turns out not all greenery worships the sun: While some plants are liable to wither in ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic via getty images 'Gardening is one of the things that I ...

Many gardeners love being outside in their garden on a beautiful sunny summer afternoon. But what if your garden is in a full-sun location and the air temperature is 95 degrees with a heat index of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Many of our favorite flowers require full sun to grow. But, what about the corners and spots under trees ...

One of the major complaints gardeners have in Montgomery County is the amount of shade they have because of the abundance of trees. There is no question that shade creates problems for lawns reducing ...

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 ...

Tucked between steeply sloped forest and house, my shade garden is a peaceful refuge filled with mounds of foliage and shades of color. The seasons are revealed by watching these plants change and ...

One of the mistakes made by a beginning gardener is to put a sun plant where it receives too much shade or a shade plant where it gets too much sun. It’s easy to do; we’ve all done it. Even if you ...

In a recent column, I reminisced about afternoons outside under trees during the summer with Granny Cloud and watermelon. The shady spots were nothing fancy, a few chairs and a few shade-loving plants ...