Make the most of shady outside spaces by choosing container plants that will thrive in these conditions. If you're looking for ideas on arranging pots in the shade of a tall tree, nearby building, ...

Q: Would it be possible for you to identify this plant [pictured]? It looks like a chartreuse bottle brush. I saw it two weeks ago on the Vashon Island garden tour, but the owner of the garden ...

If you live in an urban area you probably have plenty of under-utilized shady spaces that can be improved by introducing plants that thrive in these conditions. While shade-loving plants for ...

Q–What care does the foxtail asparagus fern need as a house plant? Soon after I brought mine home, several of the fronds turned yellow and dropped needles all over the floor. A–You`ve asked about the ...

Upstaged by showy flowers and leafy tropicals, ferns too often are overlooked when it comes to the garden. Maybe that’s beginning to change. “I think ferns are coming back into popularity,” says Emily ...

Q. Is asparagus fern an annual or a perennial? I have seen them growing outside in warmer places like Charleston, SC, (see photo) but wonder if it was just for the summer. – Gary L., Argo A: This is ...

Re: "Maidenhair turns garden into soothing sea of green," March 20: A reader informs me that aspargus is a perennial, not a fern. The story should have said that maidenhairs can be grouped with many ...