Grow your favorite perennials and Hostas in a zone 4 cold weather climate. Find out which plants grow best, planting techniques, winter hardiness, and more.
Because shade gardens are not composed solely of perennials, I offer woody plants—shrubs, trees, and vines—to my customers several times a year. I want them to have a reliable source for large and healthy specimens, but I also want to make available woody plants for shade that are wonder...
Some Shade Trees have the added bonus of producing glorious flowers and bringing colour as well as shade to your garden. All trees of course flower; it’s just that many trees have small flowers, often without petals, that just go unnoticed. Others however have large flowers that no one co...
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
Directory of perennial plants and flowers that you can grow in partial or lightly shaded areas of the garden, with light and watering requirements, usda zones and growing tips
height4’– 15’ hardiness zones5-11 ‘Iceberg’ is a World Federation of Rose SocietiesHall of Fame Winner. This well-known white rose is renowned for bloom power and health. It has pretty, cotton-white ruffled flowers on long, gracefully arching canes. ‘Iceberg’ can be trained to remai...
Fourth, the habit and individual parts of a snowdrop can add greatly to its desirability. I am partial to tall and upright snowdrops with large flowers held well above the leaves. My favorite leaves are wide and generally blue, which is characteristic ofGalanthus elwesii, but I also love ...
It only flowers in early spring & if we have a hot spell, the flowers are short lived. It has never gotten as "invasive" as I would like it to! During long summer hot spells, it all but disappears, especially if I don't supplement water. I suspect that our winters aren't cold ...
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,...
This mounding perennials is hardy in zones 3-9 and some varieties have very think flowers, giving the plant its common name false goat’s beard. Wild Ginger Asarumis also known as wild ginger. It loves part shade to full shade and is hardy in zones 4-6. ...