Sporting bold foliage and early spring flowers, heartleaf brunnera is a choice perennial for moist, shaded sites. This low-maintenance plant, a native to Siberia, readily handles Minnesota winters ...

As a gardener in the temperate climate of Ohio, I absolutely adore tulips, daffodils and all the other spring-flowering bulbs. Through the decades, I’ve planted thousands of them (tens of thousands is ...

For many people, creating a pleasant garden space in a yard with tall trees or one that's shaded by nearby structures can be a bit of a challenge. A lot of flowering plants are sun-lovers and will ...

There's a feeling among some gardeners that any variegated plant will necessarily be more interesting than its plain-leaved cousin. But too many variegated plants in a garden can look like a bad ...

As with people, the plain Janes of the plant world often bring more to the party than their sparkling cousins. Showy plants are all very well, but a garden needs robust, dependable and modest plants ...

Be careful what you wish for. Having a swathe of ground awash in color and attractive foliage is only a dream. Well, it's a dream if you think it will be low maintenance. Our garden came with several ...

We need to talk about variegation. Or at least I need to talk about variegation, a subject that divides gardeners in much the same way that air fryers do chefs, or the reborn popularity of white socks ...