Finding the right plants for shady garden areas can sometimes feel like a losing battle, but shade doesn’t have to be boring. Gardeners do not have to settle for plain green foliage and limited color.

Minnesota is about as far away from tropical as you can get but our hot temperatures recently have been perfect for tropical plants. Home and Garden expert Larry Pfarr has tips for tropical plants and ...

SEATTLE — Gardening guru Ciscoe Morris shows us how to grow fatsia japonica, or aralia, and what to do when it starts looking a little sad. Although it is often grown as a houseplant, Fatsia japonica ...

A stunning shade garden filled with impatiens and ferns - You Touch Pix of EuToch/Shutterstock If you have some shady nooks in your garden, they don't need to look dull and uninteresting. You can fill ...

Now that the heat and humidity have our attention, so do tropical blooms. The queen of them all - the saucy hibiscus - takes the summer garden to another latitude. Of the more than 200 species in the ...

Any “best of” shade list has to begin with hostas. This hardy plant is known for adding texture and color. While some hostas tolerate sun, those grown in partial shade usually produce the best-looking ...

There are all kinds of odd common names given to flowers, but certainly one of the most curious is shrimp plant. Exactly why a flower would be named after a crustacean becomes more evident with a peek ...

Most shade tolerant plants prefer one of the following conditions: four or fewer hours of full sun (especially morning); dappled sun all day; or high, shifting shade (as you find under tall pine trees ...

Gardening in North Texas means we deal with the challenges of hot weather and limited water resources. But we still love to have a bit of the tropics in our gardens, and that's where canna lily plants ...