The shady spot in your yard isn’t the problem – your plant choice is. These low-maintenance shade perennials provide the ...

During the heat of summer, my favorite places to garden are in shady areas of my landscape. Gardeners often gripe about how difficult it is to grow plants in these areas. Trouble mostly occurs, ...

Instead of struggling to grow trees that don't tolerate the wet conditions in low-lying areas of your yard, like flowering dogwood and yew, find a species that thrives in damp soil. Pin oak (Quercus ...

Live oak was terrible choice for parkway planting. Look out sidewalk, look out curb: roots are coming to get you. Neil Sperry Special to the Star-Telegram Over a career of helping Texas homeowners ...