If you have shaded flower beds but aren't sold on hostas, consider this striking, variegated cultivar of another popular shade-loving ground cover.

Gardeners with plenty of sun have many options when choosing what to put in their gardens. For those with shade gardens, the choices are much more limited, especially if you want a flowering plant.

And the winner is, Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ for the Perennial Plant Association Perennial of the Year! Known as Siberian bugloss by many longtime gardeners, Brunnera macrophylla is a hardy ...

As with people, the plain Janes of the plant world often bring more to the party than their sparkling cousins. Showy plants are all very well, but a garden needs robust, dependable and modest plants ...

) is a reliable, long-blooming perennial with heart-shaped leaves and a profusion of sky-blue forget-me-not flowers. What could be better? Well, how about bugloss with white, variegated or silver ...