How to Identify Periwinkle Flowers Periwinkle flowers (botanic name Vinca minor) grow as a ground cover in Zones 4 to 9.

Brighten up the shaded areas of your yard with shade-loving, flowering woodland plants. Here are some plants (with photographs) and the shade level they prefer.

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Sometimes, it can be tricky to make your shady garden look lush. Luckily, this colorful flower craves partial to deep shade.

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Most plant labels indicate whether a plant prefers full sun, part shade or full shade. Some of the best plants for shady locations are pansy, viola, begonia, impatiens, lobelia, fuchsia ...

Most of us are familiar with zonal-type geraniums and ivy geraniums, and often we prefer one or the other because of their specific growing habits. Interspecific geraniums are a cross between a zonal ...

According to Rena, spring is the time for planting. “We’re absolutely in the thick of our busiest season,” she says.