Chico Enterprise-Record: Shrubs for shady spots in the garden | The Real Dirt NOLA.com: Shady gardens can come to vivid life with the right flowers and shrubs. Dan Gill explains. Shady gardens can come to vivid life with the right flowers and shrubs.

Understanding the Context

Dan Gill explains. During the summer, shady places become a welcome refuge in gardens. Colorado is known for sunshine, but shade in gardens can be found under trees and shrubs. Selecting plants that tolerate dry shade ...

Key Insights

Every Southern garden needs flowering shrubs that can withstand dry weather. Plant these reliable, drought-tolerant shrubs that will bring color to your garden. Both annual and perennial plants can work in containers. Here are 11 plants that thrive in container gardens in shady areas of your landscape. Just a few years ago, the words shade garden plants brought to mind hostas, ferns, impatiens and maybe some astilbe.

Final Thoughts

Shady areas were viewed as a fine place to rest awhile on the garden bench, but not ... During the heat of summer, my favorite places to work are in the shady areas of my landscape. Gardeners often gripe about how difficult it is to grow plants in shade, but trouble mostly occurs when ... During the heat of summer, my favorite places to garden are in shady areas of my landscape. Gardeners often gripe about how difficult it is to grow plants in these areas. Trouble mostly occurs, ...