Shade gardens can be underrated areas of an outdoor space; here garden designer Lottie Delamain offers tips on how to do them ...

Add these tall, shade-loving plants to your yard and garden for extra height and texture—even without getting ample sunlight.

Q. Please recommend perennials for the north side of my house. The bed is only about 3 feet deep and shaded all day. I want plants that bloom but that also return each year without replanting.

Clumping grasses add a vertical element to the landscape. Plus, if you enjoy bird watching, native grasses are a great choice.

Shady locations can also protect in the winter ... Coleus can be added to the landscape in a mass planting or scattered around to add spots of color. It is really a matter of personal preference ...

After living in my current house for 24 years, these plants are our favorites. We want our plants to be low maintenance and very colorful.

Most ferns require shade or dappled sun and moist conditions ... But don’t hesitate to plant it in a mass. It’s beautiful used this way, especially as it trembles in slight breezes.

In most situations, this is because the plants receive too much sun. Pachysandra needs to be in shade or partial shade to thrive. The more sun exposure, the more the foliage becomes bleached and ...

The Cooling Corridors program focuses on planting trees along popular walking routes and in communities that face environmental challenges to help reduce rising heat due to climate change.