Our flower gardens look pretty grey right now, but I’m referring to the interesting and distinctive grey plants that grow in the summer garden. We don’t usually think of grey as an ...

Flowering native shade plants in your garden help ... from early spring through the first frost. A bushy plant, it is quick to send up leaves in the spring and matures to a height of 1-2 feet ...

Leaves bring as much beauty to a shade garden as blooms ... One of the showiest cultivars is Pictum, with silvery gray fronds ...

Again not all epimediums love dry shade, but some varieties, such as E. x versicolor 'Sulphureum' love it. These beautiful plants have spidery flowers in spring and attractive leaves that form a ...

Many native plants, including some ferns, are adapted to dry shade. We are fortunate that many non-native plants from regions ...

Shady areas in landscapes and gardens require plants that need or tolerate shade. If you need some ideas, attend the class “Some Shady Characters: Annuals and Perennials for Shady Sites” ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...