Discover the best shrubs for shade to enhance your garden's beauty. Learn about top shade-loving plants and design tips for creating a stunning shaded garden.

Q: I have embankment on the north side of a building. Its about 4 feet high, 10 feet wide and 50 feet long. I would like to plant something maintenance-free all year long something evergreen maybe.

This backyard fruit tree blooms and produces nuts all while providing shade and beauty to your yard despite extreme ...

Question: Hi, Mr. Smarty Plants, I have two questions. First, the back of our house in Williamson County faces north. We have plant beds (about one foot wide and the length of the house) up against ...

Question: I am looking for an evergreen plant that grows no taller than 2 feet and will grow in shade. I would love to have one that would also produce flowers. Please help and thanks. Grab your ...

This time of year, some gardeners consider the advantages of shade. Not every garden has it made in the shade, however — having large trees that provide shade also can cause problems with above-ground ...

* What it is: An oldie-but-goodie group of small-leafed rhododendrons that are some of the earliest shrubs to bloom in very early spring. Most common one blooms magenta, but varieties available in ...

It’s great to be able to recommend a group of plants that are easy to grow, thrive in shade, are drought tolerant once established, and seem to present no interest to deer. Mahonia is a large genus of ...

Question: Are there evergreen shade trees other than live oaks that will do well in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in our black clay soils? — T.A., Richardson Answer: Live oaks, although excellent trees, ...

When we see how quickly the soil dries out under the hot sun, it can be easy to assume that spaces in shade will stay moist. In fact, some shady areas tend to be dry, too. “Dry shade is one of the ...