Shady spots in the gardenoften seem like a problem. What to plant when so little sun gets here? Will we findnice shade plants ? Well, it turns out that with a little effort you can create real forest nooks, teeming with life in the shadowy corners of the plot! Currently, garden stores offer a large selection of interesting species and varieties of ornamental plants that will thrive best in shady flower beds, where direct sunlight hardly reaches most of the day. Here are the bestgarden plants for shade !
Hydrangeas work great as shade plants
Trees and shrubs for shade
Among the trees and shrubs, you can choose from a wide range ofconifers that will add to shady bedsa strong accent of dark green that lasts all year round. As shade-loving conifers, we can recommend, among others. firs (Korean fir and balsam fir), perfectly tolerant of deep shade, as well as many varieties of Lawson cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), pea cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera) and all types of pine trees available on the market (Tsuga sp.).
To slightly diversify the monotonous coniferous plantings, it is worthto plant several species of deciduous shrubs in the shade , which are decorated not only with the color of leaves or shoots, but also with flowers and fruit. Unusual palm maple (Acer palmatum) with attractively cut leaves, colored in many colors, depending on the variety, beautifully blooming in winter and early spring witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), or the fotergilla blooming before the leaves develop (Fothergilla sp.) are just some of the examples of an interesting supplement to the planting of shrub plants that will break the monotony of conifers.
To quickly fill the shady place with green , we can choose Ornamental shrubs that quickly grow to the shade, such as bouquet hydrangea (within 5 years of cultivation it grows up to 2 m in height and about 1.5 m in width) or coarse or corrugated veins (these species grow the most strongly of all varicose veins).
Climbers work well in shadowy places, e.g. Virginia Creeper
Shade climbing plants
Many shady alleys also have vertical surfaces or exposed trunks of ancient trees, which are worth adopting as supports for shade-loving vines. The flagship species that tolerates the conditions prevailing in practically every garden is the common ivy (Hedera helix) and its varieties. It is aundemanding shade plant , which grows well in shaded parts of the plot, creating a green screen after a few years, against which you can perfectly display the qualities of other plants.Other perennial vines that work well for shade are, for example, five-leaf creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) and trifoliate (Parthenocissus tricuspidata), as well as beautifully flowering exotic Japanese vetch (Schizophragma hydrangeoides).
Common ivy is an excellent shade climber
Perennials for shade
Another group of plants that should not be overlooked when planting forest beds in shady corners of the garden are reliable perennials. Here, the choice is huge and includes about several hundred species and varietiesof plants growing in the natural environment, strongly shaded forest floor , aquatic tree cover and shadowy nooks and crannies of rock debris. You can also choose plants that can easily adapt to new conditions, which will quickly adapt to new, not necessarily optimal, growing conditions.
Kopytnik is a great perennial that covers shady places in the garden
Among the typical forest perennials, it is worth planting a few turf species so that, after covering the entire substrate in the bed, they can compete with weeds and reduce water evaporation from the soil and its washing out during heavy rains. Greatas plants that cover the shadethe following work well: the European hoof-plant (Asarum europaeum) with oval leaves that persist throughout the winter, a spring illusion that creates dense carpets covered with a mass of azure flowers in early spring, a curdank ivy ( Glechoma hederacea) in a very decorative variety Variegata, creating long whiskers of overlapping shoots covered with small green leaves with a creamy edge.
Among the turf perennials,is also a good proposition for shady placesJapanese. It is a frost-resistant shrub with evergreen leaves. The &39;Green Carpet&39; variety will create a dense rug of shiny green leaves, while the &39;Variegata&39; variety with variegated leaves will introduce slightly brighter contrasts on the shady bed."
The shady places in the garden will be colored with beautiful leaves of cranberries
For anyone who would like to plant attractively flowering species of perennials also in deep shade, it is worth recommending epimedias (Epimedium rubrum), blooming in early spring with panicles of small pink-purple flowers with unusual petal shapes; root-shaped flowering geranium, depending on the variety, with a storm of pink or white flowers; broadleaf brunera (Brunnera macrophylla), often called the Caucasian forget-me-not due to the shape and color of flowers that appear in early spring. Larger spaces can be supplemented with magnificent yellow-blooming tongs (Ligularia sp.) And a real giant among perennials, i.e. a forest perennial (Aruncus dioicus), blooming in early summer with large panicles of creamy, tiny flowers.A curiosity for amateurs of small perennials. the varieties of violets that bloom with full white or blue flowers and selected forms with an interesting color of the leaves are worth closer attention.
Root geranium is a beautifully flowering shade plant
When creating shadowy nooks, you cannot forget about ferns - that's whatin the shade, these plants feel bestYou can choose from many species and varieties with interesting shapes and colors of leaves. The list of plants that can be used in the development of shady corners of the garden is long and only our ingenuity will determine whether the sad, empty areas will become an original decoration and a source of pride for the owner of the property.
