Shade Gardening: Color needed for deep shade, 0 by kdjoergensen
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kdjoergensen wrote: It is probably not a surprise that there are not many options for deep shade. Light shade, or areas which only receive a few hours of sun can accept a number of plants. This includes Hydrangea (shrub), Bergenia cordifolia, and Hostas, but all flower for a limited time, and again, they require some sun to bloom. Astilble for example is also a good choice, but also require a fair amount of spring sun. If you are willing to supplement with annuals, then tuberous begonias and impatiens are obviously, but they too require a few hours of morning sun, or all day filtered sun. However, even if fairly dark places, you can get a lot of interest out of hostas. They come in various sizes and leaf variegation. The different shades (green, blue, gold, white, variegated, etc) produce nice contrast in a shaded area and can be supplemented with ferns for example. Even if they never flower, they can create a great landscape. Click on these links to see some examples: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/kdjoergensen/gardenin... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/kdjoergensen/gardenin... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/kdjoergensen/gardenin... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/kdjoergensen/gardenin... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/kdjoergensen/gardenin... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/kdjoergensen/gardenin... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/kdjoergensen/gardenin... |