Many gardeners have areas of their yard where the sun just won't shine, making it hard for grass and other plants to survive. If you're tired of looking at these dark patches of dirt, consider growing ...

Shade—you either love it or hate it. Gardeners often fall into the latter category because low-light conditions prevent the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A shady yard with a lush landscaped area - Joanne Dale/Getty Growing anything in deep or partial shade, whether near a tree or ...

Just because you are planting in the shade, it does not mean that you want boring or drab ground cover. While it can be a unique challenge, growing in shaded areas will add beauty and life to all ...

Her design plan includes sunny, partial shade and shaded areas so she incorporates more than a dozen ground covers. When viewed from her patio, all the plantings make a cohesive, interesting and ...

Q: The trees in my yard are getting big and beautiful, but the grass is dying around the trunks and has now spread out about two or three feet. I have put grass seeds there for the last several years ...

Southern shield fern This deciduous native fern is tall -- it grows up to 4 feet with 1-foot wide fronds. This fern will tolerate more sun than most ferns, if moisture levels are adequate. Cut it back ...

How do you grow grass in heavy shade? Sorry, it can't be done. Trees and grass both need the sunlight. Trees win! There is a solution though: shade-loving ground ...

Of ground cover it could easily be said that “You can’t live with it; you can’t live without it.” There was a time when lawns were the ultimate ground cover, yet over the last decade water ...