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Here are the best shade perennials gardening experts recommend, including plants that attract pollinators such as bees and ...
Silver Carpet is a sun-loving ground cover with low-growing, silvery leaves that spread out to form a tight mat. It’s tough, drought-tolerant, and produces small yellow flowers in the summer.
Coneflowers are not subtle. They have a large central seed head with vibrant pink or purple petals radiating outwards and ...
Struggling with what to grow in your yard's shady spots? These 10 ground covers are problem-solvers, and many are natives that support pollinators.
Ground covers are a low-maintenance way to fill in gaps in your landscape, and green-and-gold (Chrysogonum virginianum) is a shade-loving variety that is easy to grow.
While plenty of ground cover plants need full sun in order to thrive, our gardening experts say these varieties will flourish in full to partial shade. Meet the Expert ...
Bloody cranesbill is a perennial geranium that grows enthusiastically with little care, particularly once established. It can tolerate drought and doesn't need deadheading, unless you want to ...
Sun-loving plants are big and flashy, but that doesn't mean the shady spots in your garden can't look great, too. Many long-lived perennials love the shade. From flowers to ferns, shade perennials can ...
From flowers to ferns, shade perennials can be just as stunning as sun lovers. When Is Best to Plant Perennials? The fall is actually a great time to plant perennials!
There is an extremely drought-tolerant ground cover, cold hardy down to zero degrees, that is known as lavender cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus).
Native ground cover plants for sun — Wild petunias (ruellia humilis) are late to emerge in the spring but worth the wait for the green leaves and lavender flowers.