Shade Groundcovers

Shade Groundcovers

Shade groundcovers are suited best for areas under, well, shade. But what are groundcovers exactly? Many new gardeners are not sure about the role or purpose of groundcovers in the garden let alone for shade. Shade is any area under trees, overhangs, or structures such as pergolas, which recieves less than 8 hours of direct […]

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6 Flowers for Summer Shade

6 Flowers for Summer Shade

July in Kansas often starts out rainy, then turns hot and dry as summer heats up. This is the time of year where we expect big things from our full sun flowers -black eyed Susan, coneflowers, hydrangeas, alliums – but little from the shade garden except wilting leaves. However there are a number of great […]

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