This article is republished with permissions from theJanuary 2020 issueof Washington Gardener, a publication covering Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area gardens. If you’ve read any of my ...

This classic shade garden plant is perfect for moist locations. Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum spp.) is a classic shade garden plant with arching stems that add an architectural component to garden beds.

One of the pleasures of early spring, for a gardener weary of winter, is watching herbaceous perennials emerge from the bare ground. Their lengthening stems and unfurling leaves often change color as ...

False Solomon's seal is a Pacific Northwest native woodland plant. It grows in stands of single stems that are topped in midspring with plumes of white, lightly fragrant, flowers. The flowers are ...