When you're designing and brainstorming the best plants for a shade garden, you're not beholden to ground covers and tiny flowers. While full sun might sound like a requirement for having tall plants, ...

• Want to know the best plants, flowers and evergreen shrubs for shade-covered gardens? Here, we list varieties that will thrive out of the sun, either in full or dappled shade. • Follow our advice on ...

Neil Sperry’s shaded backyard with mondograss groundcover, many types of hollies and other shade-loving shrubs. Dear Neil: I would like to replace my front lawn with some type of native plant garden.

Some of us may consider the shady part of our yard a problem spot. It is naturally dark most of the time. Plants often look plain, and the space amounts to a mysterious gloom. Don’t despair. The best ...

I'm looking for suggestions for shrubs in a shady and dry area. Are any viburnums suitable for shade? I have an area I am trying to give a natural, woodsy look. I also was thinking of a holly or a ...

Q: My yard is full of oak trees, which I love, but grass doesn't love them. I am giving in and not attempting a lawn any more. I have put in mulch and am considering planting something for seasonal ...