One thing that many of us fail to do regardless of whatever it is that we want to do is to plan. This is true for going on a ...

One of the plants I divided was Pachyphragma macrophylla and this is a very useful ground cover for shady areas. It’s an evergreen perennial with dainty sprays of white flowers in spring.

You can never have too many flowers, but achieving that goal can be tricky in shady areas. Here's a shade-loving native that ...

Got a shady spot in your garden that’s begging for some native greenery? Let me tell you about some wonderful native plants that are ... You won’t get flowers from this one, but its lush ...

You may already have sage in your garden to attract hummingbirds, but some of its companion plants are of interest to ...

Cool-season bedding plants enjoy mild to chilly weather and will tolerate the freezing temperatures that may occur. Those are ...

Every month at the Pitt County Arboretum, we hold what we call a Northside Plant Walk, where we walk through the Arboretum ...

Every garden has a shady spot, whether it's the whole plot or just a shady corner. Finding plants that will thrive makes life so much easier as they'll naturally want to grow there. Shade is generally ...

When watering trees, instead of applying water only to the base of the trunk, be sure to extend the watering out beyond the ...

The ornamental plants called ... bell-shaped flowers that grow well in summer. Hostas are cherished for their oversized abundant leaves which add a dramatic effect to the shady parts of the ...

Being a native wildflower in much of the US and Canada, learning how to grow and care for lupines is a cinch—but there are ...

Magnolia trees are some of the earliest-blooming flowering trees and shrubs ... magnolias can grown as be full-sun shrubs, they generally do best in partial shade in southern climates.