Garden Plants

10 Plants that will grow in the shade
Do your plants need or tolerate shade, or do they prefer sunshine?
Here are the secrets I have learned about shade-loving plants through trial and error Have you ever planted seedlings, bulbs and cuttings with great enthusiasm and considerable expense, only to find that the plants become weedy and die off, or don't flower or flourish? I certainly have! I have found out the hard way that it's no good planting sun-loving plants in the shade, or shade-loving plants in the sun. It helps to know which plants actually need or tolerate shade, and which ones need...

The Foxglove Plant: Facts and Care for This Garden Beauty
Foxglove Plant Facts and Care: A Towering Garden Beauty
Every early summer, one of the flowering plants I most look forward to seeing in bloom is the foxglove. With its tall spires of pastel, tubular flowers, the foxglove can make a striking addition to any home garden. It is also reasonably simple to establish and care for, being a biennial which spreads itself easily and quickly through the years. However, foxglove plants are also highly poisonous and some consideration needs to be given to their placement in areas where small children or anima...

Invasive Garden Plants
Plants Which are Attractive but Spread Rampantly toTake Over Your Garden
I first came across the phenomenon of invasive plants many years ago when I inherited a garden which had very little in it except snow-in-summer and grass at the back, and London Pride, a dog rose and grass in the front. How nice, thought I, though a little empty. I bought a few rockery plants over the next year or two, and the rockery looked quite appealing. The white flowers bloomed from about April to June, and the small fluffy textured silver-grey leaves were the perfect foil, even if t...

10 More Plants to Grow in the Shade
Many Plants Prefer Full Shade or Half-Shade
When I wrote a web page about 10 Plants That Grow in the Shade, I had not intended to do a sequel. However, I had overlooked so many beautiful plants that I wanted to show you more of them, so that you can see how many choices you have when planting up a shady area in your garden. Many new gardeners bemoan having too much shade in their garden. This is understandable if they just wanted to sunbathe, but if you think that nothing much will grow in the shade, think again - I will show you how ...

Plants, medicinal, edible and ornamental
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