Are you looking for easy-care, low-maintenance plants to spruce up your shady garden? These evergreen perennials for shade may be the perfect solution! Not only do they add interest and texture throughout the year, but they also require minimal effort while giving your garden a naturally beau...
Carolyn’s Shade Gardens is a local retail nursery in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S., zone 6b/7a. The only plants that we mail order are snowdrops and miniature hostas and only within the US. Facebook: Carolyn’s Shade Gardens has a Facebook Page where I post single photos, garden ti...
However, there are so many other plants performing then with flowers, berries, fall color, and seeds, not to mention all the work we need to do to get our garden ready for winter that I only notice the October snowdrops in passing. Likewise, although I love all my snowdrops that ...
ShadePlants per Zone Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 5 Zone 6 Zone 7 Zone 8 Zone 9 Zone 10 Zone 11 The book “Encyclopedia of Shade Perennials”is a requirement for anyone with a shade garden. Have you always wonder what type ofshade your gardenprovides? The author, W. George Schmid educa...
The garden above has periwinkle, lamium and pachysandra all used in one garden bed! Mackinac Island is in Zone 4 so the cooler temperature may help to keep these plants manageable. I recommend that you check with your local nursery before planting them in your garden, particularly in warmer ...
Some Shade Trees have the added bonus of producing glorious flowers and bringing colour as well as shade to your garden. All trees of course flower; it’s just that many trees have small flowers, often without petals, that just go unnoticed. Others however have large flowers that no one co...
To prevent crowding, check the spread of plants at maturity to estimate how many will fit in your garden. You don’t want your plants to start pushing up against each other after a year in the ground. Cold hardiness zone Make sure you choose plants that can withstand your yard’s seaso...
With a little research, there will be a shrub suited to a shaded part of your garden, that can usually serve a useful purpose. You can even find shade plants that attract pollinators and wildlife into your yard, such as these gloriousshade plants that attract hummingbirds....
Customizable Size:Available in custom sizes to fit various garden and plant needs. Easy Installation:Features grommets for easy hanging, ensuring a quick setup process. Versatile Use:Ideal for greenhouses, vegetable gardens, and outdoor plants in zone 8. ...
hardiness zones4-8 Roseshell azaleas delight the early spring garden with intensely fragrant, rich pink blooms. Flowers carry a delicious cinnamon clove scent. Leaves are bright green, with showy fall color of yellow to bronze. The wild-growing range of roseshells is broad, from Quebec to New...