Perennial Shade Garden Design
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Perennial shade garden design. Perennials such as hostas are always popular for shade gardens but don t forget about the wide selection of flowering shrubs to pack your shady spots with color texture and height. Plant expert kerry ann mendez introduces you to a wide variety of perennials flowering shrubs annuals bulbs and flowering vines for shade gardens in zones 3 to 8. A hosta frances williams or other large hosta.
The steps below outline how to design a perennial garden that is easy to maintain and relatively easy to create even if you are a novice gardener. Approximately 4 m x 7 m a hosta frances williams or other large hosta b ostrich fern c astilbe red pink or white june july d variegated hosta e astilbe sprite pink july f cimicifuga racemosa or simplex white july august g bleeding heart dicentra spectabilis pink may june. All shade loving perennials plants shrub and trees.
Using my garden plan and my sister in law s expertise i was able to pick plants for a beautiful 4 season garden that suited both my lifestyle and my personality. See more ideas about shade garden garden garden inspiration. If you have a colorful mind and an elegant taste you will probably like the purple shade all around the garden.
Get design tips and plant combinations that will have you eager to plant up the shady spots in your garden. Get an inside look at well designed shade gardens in los angeles new york portland toronto and more. Purple perennial garden ideas.
Purple orchids and decorative herbs are ideal for this garden to make it picture perfect. In my perennial garden plan i ll go over landscape layering and give you some suggestions for each of the 5 layers. Perennial shade garden design.
Fascinating plants for shade gardens. Sep 11 2019 explore sarah greenman s board perennial shade garden followed by 3540 people on pinterest. The garden matches the white based mansions well.