Last week we discussed using cyclamen for a spectacular blooming plant for the deep shade this winter. Another flower that rates almost as high for blooms in the shade is primrose, also called primula ...

I spotted the first flush of wild primroses flowering in nearby woods a few weeks ago. Speckled along the edges of a steep, damp bank that sits beneath the dappled shade of beech trees, their blooms ...

With the temperatures falling below 70 degrees at night, the second tier of cool-weather annuals are ready to become part of the winter landscape. If you already have snapdragons, calendula, alyssum, ...