If you’re looking for something a little more interesting than moss and lichen to brighten up a shady corner of your garden, the wide variety of shade-loving flowers available will provide you with an abundance of colors and shapes to start your shade garden with.
Knowing what kind of shade you’re working with is the first [...]
Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) runs through the woods like a parade of elfin umbrellas. Down in the moist, brown layer of last year’s leaves delicate snow-white petals of bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) emerge, a terrestrial version of Monet’s water lilies. Glassine tiny bells dangle from blueberry twigs (Vaccinium spp.), small flowers soon to become sweet, navy blue [...]
Article By: Jennifer Gruden
Want a low maintenance garden full of colour and life? Consider native Canadian plants. They are adapted to the local soil and rainfall patterns, so they require less soil preparation and fertilizer. They are also more resistant to local pests — meaning that you can lower or eliminate use of pesticides [...]
When self-proclaimed plant nerd Jack Driskell bought his house four years ago, he started with a clean slate. In the front yard was a bit of grass, along with a sloping, woodland area. Above the stone retaining wall along the entire length of the driveway, the ground was completely bare.
Having been a plant collector for [...]
Fernwood Nursery & Gardens, located in Swanville about five miles out of Belfast, is a shade gardener’s mecca. Display gardens begin at the entrance drive and surround the nursery, the garden paths inviting a leisurely stroll through hostas, ferns, and other shade-loving plants, all growing beneath the canopy of tall trees. There is a small [...]
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