If you live in an urban area you probably have plenty of under-utilized shady spaces that can be improved by introducing plants that thrive in these conditions. While shade-loving plants for ...

Make the most of shady outside spaces by choosing container plants that will thrive in these conditions. If you're looking for ideas on arranging pots in the shade of a tall tree, nearby building, ...

Looking for some shade loving, beautiful plants to place in containers and window boxes? Consider begonias and impatiens for their gorgeous flowers along with caladiums and coleus for their colorful ...

Top off your container bulbs with these gorgeous annual flowers, which will fill out containers and ensure displays ...

Here's an easy way to set yourself up for plenty of coleus next spring. Take cuttings while it's still warm out, then root ...

“My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky.” This uninhibited and passionate confession was penned by William Wordsworth, a British poet, in 1802. The world has certainly changed in the ...

It's fall, which means it's time to figure out which plants are going to work best for container gardens. Design expert Cindy Funes has some answers.

Do you have an area in your garden where the sun just refuses to shine? Rather than leaving it bare, fill this negative space with annuals and perennial plants that thrive in partial to full shade. To ...

The houseplants are back inside, the pots of annuals have been emptied and the containers won't be replanted until the spring. But in this rush to lay bare the winter garden, we may be missing an ...

Learn how often to water mums in the garden and potted plants. Read the signs when to water mums so they will last longer and bloom for weeks on end.

Boxwood can happily grow in semi-shade, provided it gets a few hours of sunlight each day. Any container needs drainage holes and a well-draining potting mix, as plants struggle and the boxwood can ...

It can be hard to find shade plants for our Tucson climate. There aren’t many plants that can tolerate our heat, dry alkaline soils, and don’t need a lot of sun. However, there are some plants that ...