Finding appropriate ground covers for shady, sloped areas is challenging. This plant is perfect for the job - it prevents ...

Choosing plants that can grow without direct sunlight is important when you're planning a lush shade garden. Explore this ...

Native insects have evolved along with native plants, so they recognize them as food. Filling a garden with exotic plants ...

So, I narrowed the search to “shade” specified first and created a starter list of 10 native shade plants. Happily, all but the fern support wildlife with flowers and some with berries.

These native plants can grow in the shade of a tall evergreen Reclaim the shaded areas of the yard by planting a woodland garden with ferns, salal and foamflower. by Pam Roy Saturday, January 27 ...

Cardinal flowers are a vibrant, late-summer blooming plant that thrives in central Ohio. This resilient plant attracts ...

Incorporating native plants in your garden can greatly increase the choices available to you. 'The Real Dirt' is a column by various local master gardeners who are part of the UC Master Gardeners ...

A common herbaceous perennial in open woodlands, this native ginger is perfectly at home in the shade of large deciduous trees. It grows to about 8 inches tall and spreads to form thick and dense ...

Visiting a fern garden on a hot summer day, can make one feel cooler. It does not matter if it is a mass of ferns or just ferns that are mingled among your other shade-loving plants like brunnera ...

They are lovely, but you probably want more variety in your garden. So, we amended that to sun 2 to 6 hours a day, which is "part shade." ...

Many gardeners want to blend native plants into an already established non-native garden rather than clear out a “native” space. To do this, consider three things — sun/shade, existing soil ...

Annuals are the forgotten native plants. Here are 7 worth adding to the garden We know that using native plants of all types can help prevent a plethora of environmental problems. They’re also ...