Even flowering dogwoods, such as this Cornus florida from Nature Hills ... Many of the best native dogwood trees are shade-tolerant, typically found growing in or on the edge of woodland areas.

In our area, the time to prepare beds for planting ferns is in the spring since all but the hardiest species die back in our ...

Black ironwood, a native tree of South Florida and the Caribbean ... It grows to a height of 15 to 30 feet and likes partial shade to full sun. It also likes well-drained sandy or rocky soils.

The following native shade trees are steadfast and somewhat easy ... or tupelo is native from southern Maine to central Florida and west to Michigan and eastern Texas. The black gum tree produces ...

A few of these are native to Florida. In general, viburnums are tough plants that are underutilized ... it will also grow well in shade. This viburnum can reach 15 feet in height, live more ...

Plants grow fast in Florida, so plant appropriately ... Sunshine mimosa, frogfruit, lyreleaf sage and non-native perennial peanut will be there; and for shade, look for autumn fern, creeping ...