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Good (and good looking) plants for extremely low-light spots in a yard/garden

We think of gardens as light-loving environments, but many plants need low light to look their best. The Cast Iron plant is the hardiest, most easy care, but here's a listing of other shade loving, low light plants.

16 comments    home gardening garden
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Six Shade Garden Plants

Shade, as a gardener, do you consider it a blessing or a curse? Personally, I like shade, although you can get too much of it but on a hit summer’s day, a backyard without shade can be unbearable and what...

0 comments    advice home design
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Garden Tales: Hostas

If you are looking for a plant that is happy in the shade, produces great foliage and beautiful flowers then look no further than the hosta. The hosta is a native of Japan and it was Englebert Kaempfer...

4 comments    tree gardens shade
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Shade Gardens

Make the best of the shady spots in your garden or yard by planting a shade garden. You can have a lovely display of greens and colors on the north side of a house, under tree canopies or in a corner that...

0 comments    garden design hostas hydrangea
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The Joy of Relaxing in a Wonderful, Soothing Shade Garden

Gardeners that are fortunate enough to have mature large trees on their property creating a shaded area should consider planting a shade garden. Walking along your garden path to a seating area in the...

1 comment    home shade hosta
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Four Top Shade Plants

A yard without shade is not an ideal to pursue, you need some shade to protect yourself from the sun’s rays; a place to cool down and watch things grow. Some gardeners are intimidated by shade and feel...

0 comments    advice garden plants
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Growing and Propagating Hostas

One thing y garden never runs out of is shade. I'm not complaining because the huge old trees that provide them are worth it, but it makes finding perennials a bit tricky until you learn about growing...

5 comments    gardening garden green
Cimifugia (Ligularia blooming at it's base. These get practically no shade and tolerate dry conditions.65

Easy Perennials For Your Shade Garden

Cimifugia (Ligularia blooming at it's base. These get practically no shade and tolerate dry conditions. Ligularia Desminoides Cinnamon Stick Fern Corydalis Japanese Painted Fern Woodland Poppy Turtlehead...

7 comments    advice tips how
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Flowers and Vegetables in a Michigan Garden August 2009 deedsphotos

This has been a good year in Michigan for flower and vegetable gardens, cool and plenty of rain. Perhaps a bit too cool for tomatoes which were late but well worth waiting for. Here are some pictures taken in...

29 comments    vegetable garden echinacea hosta
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Easy Perennials For Your Shade Garden

Lily-of-the-Valley and Vinca Bishop's Weed Thrives in Shade Primrose blooming in full shade with Pulmonaria and Astilbe

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