Filling the area under a shady tree with foliage and flowers can be tricky. However, these ground covers can add visual interest, even in deep shade.

This shade tree grows slow and steady and you can plant it this fall, allowing it to become established and thrive for many winters to come.

Here are 10 small to medium- sized native trees that support our Hill Country ecosystem’s pollinators and birds. 1. Red Mulberry (Morus rubra) This drought tolerant tree produces an abundance of ...

It's fall, which means it's time to figure out which plants are going to work best for container gardens. Design expert Cindy Funes has some answers.

Cities across the U.S. are combining art with shade to shield people from rising temperatures and educate them about our ...

* What it is: Cherokee sedge is a foot-tall, gently arching, grass-like perennial that’s especially well suited for damp, shady spots. Native to the southern United States, it produces tan, wheat-like ...

The most obvious issue is that the deer eat many of the plants that we would like to grow in our gardens and landscape. Among the plants that deer usually don’t eat are Texas mountain laurel, viburnum ...

The Springfield News-Leader in Springfield, Missouri, partners with the Master Gardeners of Green County each week to bring readers a question-and-answer column with some of the expert horticulturists ...

Few, if any, native flowering plants attract more attention in a garden than liatris (Liatris spp), aka blazing star or gayfeather. It is a perennial plant that blooms primarily in August. The flowers ...