What can you grow in dry, shade? The choice of plants for these conditions is bigger than you may think - here are our ideas

This perennial has many flowers per panicle and can have up to 75 flowers on a well-grown plant.

The best thing about foraging is that while all the gardeners are busy planting and fighting the weeds, we foragers are already enjoying some of the best harvest of the season. The dandelion greens are at their sweetest, roots easy to dig, nettles young and not too sting-y, edible flowers blooming and my lawn looks…

In shady gardens, foliage is just as important as flowers. Discover ten easy-care perennials that will enhance your shady garden with interesting leaf textures, shapes, and colors.

I live in Zone 6 just outside of Boston, MA. Our tiny front yard faces north and is mostly shaded by the three-story house. To make matters worse, there is...

One of the most challenging garden situations is under the roof hanging of a house, or against a tall fence which blocks rain and sun from a garden planter.

Here is a selection of plants for dry borders that will add some colour and texture to the sheltered borders of your garden.

Bishop's Hat (Epimedium x rubrum) are short, clump forming perennials that are commonly used as groundcovers for shady or woodland locations. Small red flowers reach above the foliage in spring. The foliage, however, is the primary ornamental feature of Bishop's Hat. The pointed green leaves with red edging and defined veins make for an attractive leafy groundcover. Young leaves and old leaves have vibrant red colors, while the leaves of summer are more green. Bishop's Hat prefers fertile, dry to medium, well drained soils in part shade to full shade. Bishop's Hat are attractive groundcovers for wooded and shaded areas. They work well in natualized areas as well as along borders or pathways.

In a twist on the traditional English cottage garden, Katie Guillebaud’s design for a plot in a voguish Oxford neighbourhood combines naturalistic planting with the cosmopolitan feel of the urban village in a thoroughly modern marriage. Words Jodie Jones. Photographs Jason Ingram.

Tips on making your shady border the best part of your garden. A shady border is less work to look after than a sunny one - read this to find out why, plus plants that do well in shade.

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Groundcovers are tough, low-growing perennials that spread by sending out runners. In this way, they quickly form a beautiful low-maintenance carpet.

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