shade

Here is a long quote by Vita Sackville West about groundcovers.

The degree of shade is an important factor in gardening, and usually for flowering plants, partial shade is the best.

After the spring bloomers' flowers faded, I used to have day lily plants that grew up in my beds to disguise the decaying and unsightly bulb foliage. All that changed once the deer in my neighborhood came by in droves and ate all of the day lily foliage.

These plants enjoy rich, moist soil that drains well, and if they're happy in their spot, they will form colonies under deciduous trees but will disappear once the trees leaf out.

If you want to minimize work in the garden, you can try to plant perennials that do not like to be disturbed and so never need to be divided.

Twinleaf's botanical name celebrates a U.S. president who loved gardens, Thomas Jefferson.

It is hard to find shrubs for deep shade, as few will persist at all...but here a few ideas.

Shade gardens are usually at their best in the spring, but filtered shade gardens can provide summer color, too.