Keep reading to find the best shrubs for shade that you can plant under trees. Flowering shrubs When I'm planting in the shade, I'm always looking for ways to add some color that brightens it up a little. So I love shrubs for shade gardens that have beautiful blooms. Luckily there ...
Plant peonies in the fall. Herbaceous peonies do best in Hardiness Zones 3 to 8. This is because the winters are cold enough that they encourage buds to form. Roses (Rosa): Roses are one of the oldest flowers. They are classified as “herbs” and are recognized as useful plants. There ...
Boxwood shrubs are a mainstay in American gardens, but sadly many types are susceptible to an incurable fungal disease called boxwood blight. Here's how to choose a disease-resistant boxwood bush variety.
This list of the best new shrubs for 2020 has some bushes that grow in the shade, some that have gorgeous foliage and some that have beautiful blooms all season long. Regardless of your growing conditions, you're sure to find some plants that will work in your garden. A couple of weeks...
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Though hydrangea is one of the most beloved landscape shrubs, its climbing counterpart is lesser known. Climbing hydrangea is a flowering vine for shade, suitable for woodland gardens. Delicate panicled white flowers bloom from late spring to mid-summer. This robust deciduous vine needs plenty of...
Celebrate the return of spring with a colorful collection of azaleas (which belong to theRhododendrongenus). These shrubs for shade thrive in locations with rich, acidic soil. Azaleas come in a variety of colors, and some newer varieties will even put on an extra flower show in the fall....
Lavenders are easy to grow, and including them in your plant collection will turn your home into a fragrant one. And don’t even get us started on the lavender flowers. Lavender shrubs can vary in size depending on the species, but they’re usually 1-3 feet tall and wide. ...
America. This attractive plant loves a shaded location in a woodland garden or along a wooded edge where you can best see and appreciate its showy flowers and leaves. Grow a few mapleleaf viburnums together to form a hedge, oruse them as showy shrubs in your wildlife-friendly native plant ...
We tested several loppers from various top manufacturers to find out which ones lived up to their reputations. We certainly put them through their paces—snipping, nipping, and pruning the trees and shrubs in the yard. We also contacted tree care experts to get their opinion on specific ...