Ever find yourself puzzled by the “full sun” label on plant tags? It sounds easy, but the reality is a lot more complicated these days. Sunlight isn’t the same everywhere, and your garden’s needs ...

If your patio gets full sun (about six hours of direct exposure), it might be difficult to keep potted flowers from drying out or getting scorched in the heat. Luckily, there are plenty of colorful ...

Light shade, dappled shade, heavy shade… we’ve all read them on the back of plant labels, but it can be tricky to pinpoint what each of them means. In the spirit of gardening know-how, I thought I’d ...

Today’s topic is shady gardening. Made in the shade. Shade haven. I suppose I could have used a better word than shady… one that sounds a little less shadowy, less “dirty” sounding. Many of us have ...