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Planning a Bed
Designing a Woodland-Style Shade Garden: A Layering Guide
A woodland garden isn't just 'shade plants scattered around' — it borrows its structure from a real forest's layers. Here's how to plan the layers, and how many plants each one actually needs.
Gardening in Dry Shade: What Actually Survives Under a Mature Tree
Dry shade — low light combined with thirsty, competing tree roots — is the hardest condition in gardening. Here's why it's so unforgiving, and the short list of plants and techniques that actually work.