The shady areas around our homes are pleasant, but often, they are bare spots devoid of flowering plants. Many perennials, annuals, and shrubs can brighten up those partially to fully shaded areas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Artfully arranged tree stumps form a stumpery. Most gardeners view any type of landscaping with an approving eye, even if it isn’t ...

If you have a woodland garden with shady spots, creating an attractive border design can be easy once you know which plants work well together. Most shade-loving plants have similar soil needs, ...

Cultivating a woodland garden can be both magical and practical. If you have space in your yard with plenty of shade trees or even dense cover, you have the ideal environment for shade-loving plants.

Trout Lily and Spring Beauty are two ephemeral wildflowers that bloom in early spring before trees leaf out. They rely on insects and other wildlife for pollination and seed dispersal. Gardeners can ...

All-green gardens are becoming popular again as the centerpieces of monochromatic landscaping. The designs are appealing and restive, driven as they are by massed ferns, moss, leaves, bark, berries, ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Each spring as the Ohio woodlands wake up to new ...

When gardeners think of spring-blooming bulbs, the top four plants that come to mind are crocus, daffodils, hyacinths and ...

Sooner or later, you discover that the Mid-Atlantic spring comes in three phases — three faces, you might say. Leading up to and including cherry blossom time, the garden is fresh with burgeoning ...