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Articles listed under “shade”

Slide show: Shade-loving flowers — July 13, 2010

Quick, think about shade. OK, what comes to your mind? Is it cool, lush and green? Maybe you don’t visualize lots of beautiful flowers, but really, you could, because there are plenty of flowering shade plants.

Sooty mold — March 23, 2010

Have you noticed a coating that looks like chimney soot on your plants, trees or even the deck or sidewalk? More than likely, it’s sooty mold.

Slugs — June 9, 2009

These creatures can be ¼ to 6 or 7 in. long, and may be gray, orange, yellow, brown or black, with stripes or other markings.?

Fernleaf bleeding heart — April 21, 2009

Unlike old-fashioned bleeding heart, which usually goes dormant in the summer, fernleaf bleeding heart blooms from midspring to fall.