If you're pondering plants for shade, you've come to the right place. Some corners of your plot may be dark, but they needn't be dull, as plenty of pretty perennials thrive in gloomier conditions.

Are empty spots in your landscape crying out for a flower that is a butterfly magnet and makes a perfect perennial border? Oenothera lindheimeri, a tough, low-maintenance flowering plant known by ...

Long-tailed tits are another bird you're likely to spot near your feeder this winter. Thanks to their round body and long, stick-like tail, long-tailed tits are often compared to lollipops, says ...