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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pink and blue spring flowering Camassia leichtlinii . If sunlight is scarce in your backyard it's important to choose the right ...

Many gardeners love being outside in their garden on a beautiful sunny summer afternoon. But what if your garden is in a full-sun location and the air temperature is 95 degrees with a heat index of ...

Just a few years ago, the words shade garden plants brought to mind hostas, ferns, impatiens and maybe some astilbe. Shady areas were viewed as a fine place to rest awhile on the garden bench, but not ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A container garden is the ultimate accessory for your porch, patio, or doorstep. These plants will keep you in style, even in the ...

Every yard has one—the dreaded dead zone. It’s that patch where grass refuses to grow, where the sun barely peeks through, and where you’ve tried everything short of holding a garden séance. But ...

Shade around the garden is what makes a desert home comfortable during the heat of the day or over the long summer months. It is key to protecting our skin from the intense sunlight here. But shade is ...

What is a shade garden? Simply put, a shade garden doesn’t need lots of sunshine to survive. A shade garden might be plants sitting under a collection of trees in a corner of your property getting ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... What two words strike fear in the hearts of the most intrepid gardeners? Dry shade. That’s what Graham Rice thinks. Rice, author of “Planting the Dry Shade ...