As someone who has grown more than 1,000 different kinds of plants in the shade over the last 17 years, choosing just a handful to recommend is a daunting task. I've finally settled on a baker's dozen ...

The trend for drifts of perennial plants is easy to do in your own space if you start with combinations of two then push out ...

With winter just a few weeks away, there's no need to settle for a dreary garden as several bright and beautiful blooms ...

Soils are currently very dry, as is observed if doing any planting. Amazingly, the soil is powdery dry right under the ...

Glory of the snow ( Chionodoxa luciliae) is another plant that can survive winter outside. A bulb perennial, it can often ...

Hardy cyclamen are invaluable for autumn and spring, growing in shady spots, including beneath trees. Cyclamen hederifolium ...

Sure, it provides welcome shade in summer for the family’s four ... Here is my pick of favourite perennials, shrubs and trees that will put on a colourful show to rival that of the mostly ...

But in fact the long-lasting flowers of many kinds of ornamental grasses are one of their great charms, effortlessly adding a ...

They’re a little harder to find, so you want to be sure you’re asking for the perennial kind. Remember, annual flowers like zinnias ... While mums tolerate partial shade, you won’t get ...

I have two maple trees that have died and need to have them removed. What kinds of issues do I need to consider as I move ...

Fall is an ideal time to plant perennials and shrubs, when temperatures are cooler and rainfall is plentiful. Just make sure they’re suited to withstand winters in your USDA Hardiness zone (find ...

If it’s hot and sunny put the cuttings in the shade Andrew Crowley Books always specify whether you should do hardwood ...