I love a good Before and After project, especially when it involves a Garden. Check out the amazing transformation of this Shade Garden Makeover.
These shade garden ideas, plant suggestions, and photos will inspire you to add bold, beautiful colors, even in the shadiest reaches of your yard.
Discover a variety of shade-loving perennials that can add color and beauty to your garden's shady spots. Find out which plants thrive in low-light conditions and bring vibrancy to your outdoor space.
Get some shade garden design ideas and inspiration (with pictures) for both small front yard garden beds and larger backyard woodland gardens
Looking for shade plants that can make your not-so-sunny garden look great? These are some of the best!
Discover a variety of shade-loving perennials that can add color and beauty to your garden's shady spots. Find out which plants thrive in low-light conditions and bring vibrancy to your outdoor space.
Whew, this time of year is sheer madness, garden designs and installs, interior designs and installs, equals one tired gal! Thankfully the shop is in the best of hands with the best of staff. One bit I am focusing on constantly when adding plantings into the designs is my clear focus on foliage shape and color, the two most important elements to an interesting landscape, with impact. It is how to extend a colorful garden Gorgeous? YES! But.....what happens when those flowers are gone? Sure there may be some flowers to follow however it could have season long impact. In this case all green, smallish leaves = b-o-r-i-n-g Same here. It is easy to create a lovely garden in mid-summer, it is the remainder of the year that is important too Uniquely attractive, in a subtle way. Today however it is all about impact created with diverse foliage POW! YES! Virtually few perennials, massive interest with diversity of colored foliage and varying leaf shapes GROUND COVERS Lamium 'White Nancy', sparkles in the evening Ajuga 'Bronze Beauty' with the added bonus of blue flowering spikes in Spring Lysimachia 'Aurea' ORNAMENTAL GRASSES Miscanthus 'Zebra Grass' Festuca 'Elijah Blue; Miscanthus 'Purpurascens ' For shade, 'Hakonechloa 'All Gold' HERBS Purple Sage Purple Basil Variegated Thyme 'Lemon' ANNUALS Caladium 'Ansel Adams'........to die for! Caladium 'Gingerland' Coleus 'Watermelon' Helichrysium 'Icicles' Ornamental Cabbage FERNS Japanese Painted fern HOSTAS Hadspen Blue June 'Coast to Coast' 'Fire and Ice' PERENNIALS Heuchera's......In every imaginable color, well, almost Geranium 'Espresso' Brownish foliage with delicate pink flowers that blooms from late April to late September. I like to underplant it with the ground cover Lysimachia 'Aurea', shown above. This is a real POP, as this beauty can fade into the mulch. You do mulch don't you? Heucherella 'Sweet Tea' Brunnera 'Jack Frost' Actea 'Black Negligee'. Tall with architectural foliage blooms in late Autumn with bottle brush spikes laced with the scent of vanilla Stachys 'Big Ears' VINES Hello Gorgeous! Clematis 'Stolwijk' Hardy Kiwi Vine Only the MALE has this coloration Climbing Hydrangea 'Firefly' SHRUBS Physocarpus 'Amber Jubilee' This is year round, not just Autumn! Pittosporum 'Irene Paterson' Sambucus 'Plumosa Aurea' Fothergilla 'Blue Mist' CONIFERS Again, not a flower in sight False Cypress 'Gold dwarf' Abies 'Silberlocke' TREES Pyrus 'Silver Frost' Cercis 'Forest Pansy' Yes, a burgundy leafed Redbud! White Birch Cornus 'Golden Shadows' And........that is just for starters! Now, how to combine these plants in your borders. This is where the leaf shape takes center stage. The best neighbors are opposites; thick leaf next to thin leaves More of the above Thick and thin Something else to note......if you have a bed that appears to be messy, the cause is often too many small leaves. Large leaves lend order. Imagine if the above tropical was not there, there would be no focal point and the Verbena would appear medowish Let's take a look at great examples of this conversation Hope you found some inspiration, I love this topic! Thank you for reading...... Debra
Does your shade garden need a pick-me-up? Check out these two combos that will liven up any shady border with color and texture from spring to fall.
Not all plants are created equal in terms of soil and lighting requirements. Come find out the best shade plants to plant to bring color to your home garden.
There's just something so tranquil and serene about Shade Gardens. Come along on this virtual shade garden tour, get lots of tips and lots of ideas for your shade garden.
This garden designer is a pro at plantings for shade. She did the heavy lifting so you don't have to. Find plants here for a colorful shade garden.
These shade garden ideas, plant suggestions, and photos will inspire you to add bold, beautiful colors, even in the shadiest reaches of your yard.
Get some shade garden design ideas and inspiration (with pictures) for both small front yard garden beds and larger backyard woodland gardens
Stop by Gingham Gardens to see if your shade garden is missing any of these stunning perennials for shade. Don't limit your shade gardens to just hostas.
You need to know what sort of shade you have before you buy plants for a shady garden. Here are the tips and plants to transform your plot.
These shade garden ideas, plant suggestions, and photos will inspire you to add bold, beautiful colors, even in the shadiest reaches of your yard.
Discover vibrant shade annuals: from delicate blooms to lush foliage, bring color to shaded spaces effortlessly!
Get some shade garden design ideas and inspiration (with pictures) for both small front yard garden beds and larger backyard woodland gardens
Shade garden plants can be difficult to shop for. Find tons of ideas on this list of 17 of the best perennial flowers for low light areas.
NO, I’m not going to dish the dirt on why I’m digging a 2 x 6m deep trench in my back garden. That’s for me to know and my husband to find out. (joking, joking!)What I actually want to tell you is…There are over 20 varieties of flower and vegetable plants that will grow in less than 4 hours of sunshine a day.Huzzah! This is GREAT news for us British urban gardeners because, lets face it, we don't really get much Sun do we.And there you were, thinking your dark and gloomy side return would only e
I WILL CONFESS right off, I love epimediums, but apparently not as much as Karen Perkins, who boasts the largest selection of these choice perennial
These tall shade perennials will fill the gap between ground covers and bushes in your shade garden with beautiful flowers and foliage
Beth Chatto, the legendary plantswoman and nursery owner, invented the mantra "right plant, right place"–that is, choosing plants that are perfectly suited
I have come to absolutely LOVE a shade garden. Shade gardens offers you a feeling of serenity. Check out how to grow a shade garden that you can show off!
Shade plants are qualified by requiring less than four hours of direct sun per day. Shade growing plants prefer morning and evening sun.
I think I struck a cord with my last post highlighting a small suburban shade garden. Obviously gardeners are hungry for planting suggestions for shade. In this…
Get some shade garden design ideas and inspiration (with pictures) for both small front yard garden beds and larger backyard woodland gardens
Thinking backwards, creates my career. Supporting backwards thinking are the big box, many independent garden centers, websites, newspapers, magazines, flower shows, and etc. . In amusement, at myself, former queen of backwards thinking, you will discover zero rapprochement here. . Flowers. Sex machines. I've taught college botany, but that was much later in the game. . You want flowers in your landscape. . Your landscape wants structure. . A decade of learning across continents & another college degree separates the previous 2 sentences. . Structure? Trees, shrubs, groundcovers. Game on. Choose for zone, sun/shade, across all bloom/berry seasons, hardiness against drought/flood/disease/insect, no need for chemicals/fertilizers/irrigation once established, little maintenance, siting to shade/sun the house, and attractiveness to pollinators, and destinations for dining, and pure redolence in the sublime, in atonement or a gathering. . Structured landscape, below. Flowers, give me flowers, below. Have this garden if you want, below, but do not start with this garden. Start with structure, above. Adore this pair of pictures. . I began, after college, gardening for amusement, above, after decades trying to get it right, top picture, I've learned a garden is about stewardship. Better, stewardship is reciprocal. Settle for mere lilies? Place lilies in context, structure, they will take care of themselves/soil/air/insects/wildlife/beneficial bacteria-fungi. Plant lilies first, and you've planted your garden backwards. . This isn't an admonishment about not having flowers, it's a path to having them more richly, and easily. Not only for yourself, but myriad layers you've yet to arrive upon. . Garden & Be Well, XO Tara . Top pic from here. Bottom pic via Pinterest. Which garden is gone by morning, eaten by deer ! Truly, this pair of pictures makes me smile, and know I'm blessed to be living a life that kicked me out of the first layer. Did I like every layer Providence gave? No. Check out my Quotes board on Pinterest. Pure grace, and thanks, Providence decided to site the theatrics of my life in a garden & career much adored.
If your border is short on sunlight, fill it up with this lush, shade-loving combo. Your garden will look fresh all season long.
Get some shade garden design ideas and inspiration (with pictures) for both small front yard garden beds and larger backyard woodland gardens
With a little bit of forethought, your shady spots can become quite interesting. Here are some tips for creating a beautiful shade garden.
Springtime in the shade garden. A bit jumbled and busy, but as a plant addict, I have to try to squeeze in as many different, interesting plants as I can.
These shade garden ideas, plant suggestions, and photos will inspire you to add bold, beautiful colors, even in the shadiest reaches of your yard.
This garden designer is a pro at plantings for shade. She did the heavy lifting so you don't have to. Find plants here for a colorful shade garden.
Looking for shade plants that can make your not-so-sunny garden look great? These are some of the best!
Here's my view from the bedroom window. To me it's the shade garden, but my husband, Tom, calls it the "winter garden" because it looks so lovely on a gray day. Tucked between steeply sloped forest and house, my shade...
Nothing is more impressive than a shade garden full of lush greens and statement plants. And nothing is more pleasant on a hot summer day than sitting in the shade of your own garden. If
These shade garden ideas, plant suggestions, and photos will inspire you to add bold, beautiful colors, even in the shadiest reaches of your yard.
