Brighten up the shaded areas of your yard with shade-loving, flowering woodland plants. Here are some plants (with photographs) and the shade level they prefer.

If you’re looking for a variety of slow-growing shrubs in your shade garden, consider adding some deciduous shrubs. These plants lose their leaves during winter but provide beautiful foliage in ...

If you're pondering plants for shade, you've come to the right place. Some corners of your plot may be dark, but they needn't be dull, as plenty of pretty perennials thrive in gloomier conditions.

As you begin to plan your shade gardens, give some consideration to Caladiums, grown for their large, showy leaves in ...

Different types of shade (dense, partial, filtered) require different plants. Groundcovers like Asiatic jasmine and cast iron plants are suitable for dense shade. Partial shade allows for a wider ...

You can plant it in full shade, but it prefers partial shade. To keep this hardy plant safe through the winter, simply place two inches of mulch around the stem after the first frost. Astilbe is a ...

others will go dormant in the winter. For sun, there is the native twinflower with its diminutive twin purple flowers. Blue woodland phlox is my favorite for sun/part shade. The plant itself is ...

First, evaluate the type of shade in your garden. Partial shade ... Some native azaleas are deciduous and lose their leaves in winter, but they generally grow best in dappled sunlight under ...

Winter jasmine is yet another climber which will still flower in shade, although there will be fewer blooms than when the plant is grown in sun and they are smaller than those produced by camellias.

or light-filtered shade. Plant labels and descriptions usually give the amount of sun needed. Sun-loving plants will even appreciate afternoon shade from the western sun in Florida. Dense shade ...