Season-long color for the shade is hard to come by, yet one plant can deliver even in dark areas of the yard. Astilbe - or False goat's beard - gives you that much-needed color for shade, along with ...

Heat waves are cooking traditional garden favorites. Here are the classic plants that fail in the heat and the tough, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this video, learn everything you need to know about astilbe, a flowering plant known for its tall feathery blossoms that can ...

Coral bells or heuchera (Heuchera spp.) is a dainty plant that can attract beautiful hummingbirds and butterflies to your yard through its red or pink flowers. Paired with astilbe, it continues the ...

Q. Do astilbes do well in our area? I was thinking about planting some is a woodland garden setting. A. Astilbes or false spirea is a flowering perennial with fern-like foliage and feathery plumed ...

A tried and beautiful perennial for the semi-shade garden is astilbe, and the Deutschland Astilbe (Astilbe japonica ‘Deutschland’) is a central Ohio winner. Deutschland astilbe has glossy dark-green, ...

The burning peak of summer sends us looking for cover, discovering what blooms in the cooler, dappled light. For sweet color in the shade, astilbe (also known as false spirea or the descriptive false ...

Is your patch of hostas plagued by hungry herbivores? The solution may lie in planting a barrier with a feathery plant that these critters hate the taste of.

In the horticultural trade, where most bold and beautiful flowers are sun-lovers, astilbes (Astilbe spp.) provide a refreshing contrast. They are among the few flowers that can bloom with less than ...