Don't let the end of summer (and fewer sunlight hours) bring an end to the blooms in your garden. Choose plants that bloom ...

During the heat of summer, my favorite places to garden are in shady areas of my landscape. Gardeners often gripe about how difficult it is to grow plants in these areas. Trouble mostly occurs, ...

What is more beautiful than seeing the work of a passionate gardener, the creativity and loving care that one puts into crafting an everchanging work of art. To achieve this goal, every gardener has ...

Most of us have boundary walls, fences, or garden buildings such as sheds or studios that are in shade for part of the day, and in some cases all day long, especially if your garden faces north or ...

Not all ground covers are created equal. This particular hardy perennial doesn't need as much sunlight and will thrive even under trees and shrubs.

Not all gardens have to be sunny, and not all plants thrive in sunlight. If you have a spot in your yard or an entire outdoor space surrounded by shady trees, you can still create a colorful ...

HOSTAS ARE GREAT plants for a moist, shady location. These long-lived, amazingly hardy (-35 degrees) natives of Japan and China come in a mind-boggling array of sizes, shapes and colors. There are ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Ideal for planting in ...

"Annual. A plant that completes its life cycle in a year or less is called an annual.Ô' Sunset Western Gardening Book . To this I would like to say, ha, ha, and ha again. Since we live in California, ...

Dear Master Gardener: What exactly does “cold-tolerant annual” mean? Pansies are arriving in stores — isn’t it too early to put them out? Answer: An annual is a plant that survives only one season in ...