Because shade gardens are not composed solely of perennials, I offer woody plants—shrubs, trees, and vines—to my customers several times a year. I want them to have a reliable source for large and healthy specimens, but I also want to make available woody plants for shade that are wonder...
Height/Spread: 2 to 8 feet tall, 2 to 6 feet wide Bloom time: Mid to late summer Showy bottle-brush flowers are intensely fragrant, blooming over a long time during summer when few other shrubs are in bloom. The white or pink flower clusters can reach up to a foot long, with glossy...
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
That’s it for our favorite shade loving evergreen perennials. Hopefully you’ve found a few that will work for your garden. Other shade plants you might like Evergreen shrubs for shade Ground cover perennials for shade Perennials that thrive in dry shade gardens Tall shade perennials Have comm...
Whether you are looking for foundation shrubs, bushes to plant in your front yard or plants to use for a hedge, this list of evergreen shrubs for shade will give you some inspiration. Between their foliage that stays green all year round and the beautiful flowers, they’re a great alternat...
making it the perfect shade-tree for a smaller garden. It will grow across a wide area of the country, from zone 6 to zone 10, and it is very drought resistant and tough. For a tree that brings you shade and wonderful flowers, small enough even for a smaller garden, this tree just...
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Three hardy native shrubs, all for spring display in light shade, are Juneberry (Amelanchier), with masses of small white flowers followed by small reddish purple berries; redbud (Cercis), producing quantities of pink pea like flowers, and which, like the Juneberry, reaches the dimensions of a...
height3-6’ hardiness zones6-8 The coastal azalea is a compact grower, generally maturing to two to three feet tall. Fragrant white blooms, sometimes with a pink blush, open in mid-May to April, along with new leaves. Native to the coastal plain from New Jersey down to Georgia, these ...
Heathers are best planted inbeds totally devoted to themselves, except for the addition of a few conifers or small evergreen shrubs to provide contrast in height and form. Plant heathers in open areas, along pathways or up hillsides.