“We’ve tested each of our 87 cultivars in the sun. Almost all survived this two-year period, but very few looked good enough to recommend planting them in full sun. Full shade to part shade is best.

When designing ornamental garden beds, we often tend to think in terms of colorful flowers. We don’t necessarily have to rely on flowers alone to add pizzazz to our landscapes. Two great alternatives ...

If words like Key Lime Pie or Crème Brûlée sound good enough to eat, just wait until you put them in the garden. You won’t eat these, but your shade garden will certainly come alive with color. Dolce ...

We used to call them coral bells. That was back before it became all about the leaves and very little about flowers. Now they are frequently referred to by the scientific name, Heuchera. Whether you ...

Heucheras are some of the most beautiful and fascinating plants to grow in lightly shaded areas of your yard. Also called coral root and coral bells, the best heuchera varieties are renowned for the ...

Fancy foliage on little-known, under-used perennials called heucheras adds interest to the fall and winter garden. They are even more valuable in the cool seasons, in fact, than in summer shade. Even ...

The second week of April means there is still time to add bare-root shrubs, fruit trees, roses, berries and flowering shrubs such as lilac and hydrangeas to your landscape. Some hellebores will still ...

As the rest of the garden is slowing down and getting ready for winter, the Autumn Bride heuchera (Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride’) is going strong. This shade-loving perennial is low-mounding and a ...

My hellebores (Lenten roses) look better than ever before, loaded with blossoms and healthy foliage. Snowdrops and winter aconite were cheery forerunners of spring, having multiplied and burst into ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Fancy foliage on little-known, underused plants called heucheras can add drama to your fall and winter garden. Even as freezing temperatures descend on your yard, heucheras seem to ...

Heucheras in a Terra Nova display garden. (Photos by Marcia Westcott Peck) Dennis: "You say you want an evolution? "Well, we'd love to see the plant."-- With abject apologies to the Beatles for ...