You want to choose a tree that will grow well in your location, so find outyour hardiness zoneand choose a tree that fits. If you are really looking for low maintenance and good growth, choose a tree that ishardier one zone above and below your own, so if you are in zone 6, choos...
Fall Color,native plants,Shade Shrubs,shade vines,winter interestwith tags'Betty Cummins' swamp azalea,'Ellen Huff' oakleaf hydrangea,'Jet Trail' flowering quince,'Margarita' Carolina jessamine,'Wintergreen' little leaf boxwood,Buxus microphylla var. koreana 'Wintergreen',Carolina jessamine,Carolyn's S...
Life cycle: Ginger can be grown as a perennial or annual depending on your climate zone. Pull rhizomes after the plants die back in the fall/winter and replant after last frost date to grow as perennials in cooler climates. Shade tolerance:If grown in fertile moist (but not wet) soil, ...
To prevent crowding, check the spread of plants at maturity to estimate how many will fit in your garden. You don’t want your plants to start pushing up against each other after a year in the ground. Cold hardiness zone Make sure you choose plants that can withstand your yard’s seaso...
Native to the coastal plain from New Jersey down to Georgia, these azaleas are winter hardy, with some surviving in zone 5. In cool climates, coastal azaleas grow in full sun. Provide cooing moisture in sunny growing locations (and, of course, the well-drained soil azaleas depend upon)....
Much as we like the classic plants of our zone, we also want to grow something different and special, that we can feel is ‘ours’. When it comes to shade trees, that is exactly what you will find in our ‘Other Shade Trees’ section. Because there are so many different trees on ...
apical dominance, could help plants to avoid canopy cover and increase the specific leaf area to improve the ability of light energy interception, allow for early flowering and senescence, complete reproduction as soon as possible, and cause a sharp reduction in branch numbers (tillers) [9]. Lig...
Goatsbeard, (Aruncus dioicus), herbaceous perennial plant of the rose family (Rosaceae), native to the north temperate zone. Goatsbeard is often listed as the only species of the genus Aruncus. It occurs most commonly in rich woods in mountainous regions
This variety is a profusely flowering rose that prefers to grow in rainy and humid conditions. botanical nameRosa ‘Palustris Scandens’ plant typePerennial sun requirementsFull Sun-Part Shade height6’-8’ hardiness zones5-9 ‘Swamp Rose’ grows naturally in moist, marshy areas of the Eastern ...
plants-that-need-shade">Plants That Need Shade Nun Orchid Nun orchid (Phaius tankervilliae) is a spring-blooming flowering plant that boasts tall, waxy stalks topped with brownish red blooms. Native to tropical Asia and Australia, nun orchid is one of the easier orchid species to care for....