Flowering native shade plants in your garden help to support biodiversity, a key element in a sustainable garden. Native shrubs for shade areas provide habitat, sanctuary and often food for many ...

I often get asked which plants thrive in the shade, so today I want to discuss some native selections that do just that.

In our area, the time to prepare beds for planting ferns is in the spring since all but the hardiest species die back in our ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s ...

April is an excellent month to add perennial flowers to your garden for beautiful blooms that will last for years. There is a ...

The best way to support and maintain a healthy sustainable community is by protecting wildlife, birds and pollinators.

For sun, there is the native twinflower with its diminutive twin purple flowers. Blue woodland phlox is my favorite for sun/part shade. The plant itself is low-growing and spreads rapidly; in the ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs ... behind for later-season, shade-loving perennials. Early food for insects, and a sight for sore eyes Native ephemerals’ role in ...

To bring butterflies into your gardens, all you need do is plant ... Live oaks and African tulip trees both provide shade and beauty, but our native live oaks support hundreds of species of ...

For sun, there is the native twinflower with its diminutive twin purple flowers. Blue woodland phlox is my favorite for sun/part shade. The plant itself is low-growing and spreads rapidly ...