There are very few (and I mean very few) plants that perform best in dry shade without a little helping hand to get them established. Those listed above will tolerate and do fine in dry shade.

Here are the best shade perennials gardening experts recommend, including plants that attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies to the garden.

This will give your plant purchases the best chance of a long, healthy life. Far from being a challenge, the shady areas of ...

There are several degrees of shade, and shade can have dry or moist soil and/or be filled with roots or compacted soil. ... 3 types of effective shade gardens. 1.

Even ones that take dry shade will need to have supplemental water during establishment. For accent plants, some of the ones listed for partial shade will work. Many of the plants are native to ...

Looking for a plant to help you fill those tough to manage spots in the drier and shadier parts of the garden? Here are three ...

Dry shade plants are often difficult to find for gardens. Native ginger, bottlebrush buckeye, and Solomon's seal are three plants that tolerate dry shade.

Another good eastern North American native dry shade plant is bottlebrush buckeye, Aesculus parviflora.A shrubby cousin of the better-known Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra), this one forms a large, ...

Aside from its tolerance of dry shade, the native ginger is a great little plant for the garden. The spring flowers are brownish little cups (one common name for this ginger is Little Brown Jugs ...