Hostas are becoming more and more popular by the year, but they don't bloom in the spring. To balance your garden out ...

Pulmonaria — more commonly known as lungwort — only sounds like a revolting new malady. It’s actually an unsung garden hero — a spring-blooming, shade-loving perennial that hangs in there for months ...

What: Navy-blue flowers are the hallmark of this lungwort. A harbinger of spring, Pulmonaria ‘Bendiction’ is excellent when planted with other early-blooming perennials like wood anemones, Anemone ...

It’s not a very pretty name for a really great garden specimen. Pulmonaria, often called lungwort, is a super addition to a shady garden. Native to Europe as well as Asia, this semi-evergreen ...

Soldiers and sailors. Joseph and Mary. Spotted dog. Jerusalem cowslip. Lungwort. When a plant has so many common names (and these are just a few) you know that it has been widely grown and much ...

Pulmonaria: just as you find one you like, some clever nurseryman spots a better version PULMONARIA is the kind of plant that attracts nicknames. Soldiers & Sailors, Jerusalem Cowslip, Spotted Dog, ...

Dear Master Gardener: My yard keeps getting shadier due to trees maturing. What are your three favorite (and easy) perennials for shade? Answer: There are lots of fabulous perennials for the shade, ...

7 of our favourite varieties ...

GINA PAKINSON believes that one of the stand-out plants of April is the pulmonaria, a beautiful spring plant that will gently spread itself around over the years. AFTER the gloom and rain of Good ...

No sun? No problem!

GINA PARKINSON welcomes a commonplace plant that is one of her favourites and remains a true cottage garden specimen. THE pulmonarias dotted about our garden are raising their heads and opening their ...