Shade Gardening: Good shade plant combinations, 1 by jkom51

jkom51 wrote:
Oooh, I love shade plants! Although the sun is so strong even in coastal CA, that many plants labeled 'full sun' are living happily for me in almost full shade. Following are some of my favorite combinations and a couple of my favorite plants for true shady spots.

This is a fragrant dwarf rhododendron. It's scraggly and unattractive, but when in bloom, it is not only spectacular, they smell just like Easter lilies - honey-sweet.