Tag Archives: shade

Gardening With Moss

June 28, 2011 | William Cullina | 0

There’s nothing as soothing as an emerald carpet of moss on a damp, misty morning. Mosses combine wonderfully with ferns and evergreen groundcovers in the shady garden and I hope you’ll agree that mosses are one plant that no garden should be without.

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Groundcovers for Shade

May 26, 2011 | Meghan Shinn | 6

Got a shady spot? Here are some groundcovers that will dress up the shade.

Perennials for Shade

May 12, 2011 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Try these perennial favorites to brighten up that shady spot.

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Pigsqueak

March 28, 2011 | Meghan Shinn | 5

We love Bergenia cordifolia, or pigsqueak, for its tall stalks of early spring flowers and its large handsome leaves, which make it a good groundcover.

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Fubuki Forest Grass

February 20, 2011 | Meghan Shinn | 0

We love ‘Fubuki’ forest grass (Hakonechloa macra Fubuki) for its white and green stripes, which set it apart from other forest-grass cultivars.

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Wild Ginger

November 9, 2010 | Meghan Shinn | 2

Common name: Wild ginger, Canadian wild ginger Botanical name: Asarum canadense Virtues: Works as a groundcover in shade. Serves as a host plant for larvae of the pipeline swallowtail butterfly. The roots are edible and they smell and taste like …

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Foamflower

November 2, 2010 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) is a native groundcover for shade that has attractive flowers and foliage.

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Upper South: Shady Arrangements

May 1, 2007 | mgodfrey | 0

BY C. COLSTON BURRELL / Free Union, Virginia, Zone 7 I am a lustful gardener. I once referred to myself as a chlorophyll addict, and an earnest voice asked who had bestowed my certification. Though I joked that she had …

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