Sometimes it takes extraordinary circumstances to bring out the best in a plant. At least, that’s how I feel about epimediums. A genus of about 54 shade-loving perennials that are generally 1 to 2 ...

Q: I read in your column that Sunset’s Northwest editor, Nancy Davidson Short, mentioned epimediums as a favorite of hers because they’re “fantastically drought resistant.” My “Sunset New Western ...

Carla Henry’s spring garden was a sight to behold. So was Carla, dressed to kill in a broad-brimmed hat and baggy pants, armed to the teeth with the usual array of weapons gardeners deploy this time ...

At this time of year, newness abounds. Gardening may be cyclical, but all of us could be forgiven for thinking that somehow this is the start of the show. Almost as you watch, bare earth between ...

I first got to know epimedium (sometimes called barrenwort or horny goat weed) when I worked as a horticultural trainee at the Garden Museum in London. We had a shaded woodland bed at the front of the ...

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Do you have a shady spot with good drainage that would benefit from a groundcover – in other words, a woodland shade garden? Do you love delicate flowers, many of which also display interesting but ...

Sometimes it takes extraordinary circumstances to bring out the best in a plant. At least, that's how I feel about epimediums. A genus of about 54 shade-loving perennials that are generally 1- to ...

I know about hydroponics, but window gardening takes it to the next level -- or should I say "levels." All you need is a few dollars, some water and a window. Just because you live in an apartment or ...

Don't be fooled by their sweet appearance. "Epimediums may look delicate, but they are tough," says Karen Perkins, owner of Garden Vision Epimediums (epimediums.com), a mail-order nursery in ...