Bring color, flowers and interest to even the darkest corners of your backyard all through the year by choosing the right shrubs for a shady garden
Flowering shrubs When I’m planting in the shade, I’m always looking for ways to add some color that brightens it up a little. So I love shrubs for shade gardens that have beautiful blooms. Luckily there are more of them than you might think! Here are some of my favorite flowering sh...
This list of the best new shrubs for 2020 has some bushes that grow in the shade, some that have gorgeous foliage and some that have beautiful blooms all season long. Regardless of your growing conditions, you’re sure to find some plants that will work in your garden. A couple of weeks...
Plants for shade - Lords-and-Ladies, Arum maculatum A native woodland perennial, Lords-and-Ladies, Arum maculatum, is perfect for growing beneath trees and shrubs. It bears unusual spring flowers, followed by dense clusters of dark red berries. H x S: 45cm x 45cm Buy lords and ladies from...
USDA Zones: 7-9 Pot Size:14-18 inches Camellias are popular ornamental plants and are often used in landscaping and as container plants. These shrubs for containers need partial shade. If you’re growing it indoors, give it filtered sunlight through a curtain. ...
Nice park for strolls or just hanging out. Has a number of small attractions including statues, gardens, lakes, and a children's park. Natalie K — Google review Beautiful elevated parklands. Lots of shade provided by plentiful trees and shrubs. Beautiful temples, lakes and streams.Duncan S ...
Hydrangeas are one of the few flowering shrubs that produce spectacular blooms even in partial shade. One hydrangea that has become the superstar of the late-summer garden is 'Limelight'. This fast-growing, upright shrub produces large cone-shaped panicles in late July that change color as they...
Native to east Asia, Evergreen Euonymus shrubs grow between 7 and 26 feet tall and have lovely, finely toothed oval leaves, and in the fall, they produce orange fruit. Forsythia The brilliantly yellow flowers of the Forsythia are one of the first signs of spring, and this shrub th...
Fruits that Grow in Shade While it’s difficult to grow fruits in the complete shade–there are some, likeGuiana chestnut, which tolerate low light and full shade. However, most of the fruit trees and shrubs in this need at least partial shade to thrive and remain productive. ...
Low-maintenance lawn alternatives in Illinois include setting up a rock garden, creating a mulched area with native shrubs like the red osier dogwood or serviceberry, andinstalling a rain gardenthat takes advantage of rainfall and runoff.