Shade Gardens
Gardening in shade can be a difficult endeavor without the right plants. Planning a shade garden begins with choosing suitable shade garden plants and an understanding of the various types of shade and soil within these areas. By learning more about these factors and plants for shade gardens, you can turn any shady spot into a beautiful garden. No more dealing with dark, dreary landscapes. So keep reading for all the shade garden ideas you need for planning a garden that fits your needs.
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Colorful Shade Plants: Add A Splash Of Color To Your Shade Garden
Colorful shade plants can be a challenge since many flowering plants like sun, but there are still plenty of options. Read on for more.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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10 Annuals That Thrive In Shade: Shade-Loving Annuals For Full And Part Shade
Just because a garden is shady doesn't mean it can't be filled with colorful blooms. Click for our favorite annuals for shade flower beds.
By Tonya Barnett
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Shady Perennial Vine Plants – Choosing Perennial Vines For Shade
Add shade tolerant perennial vines for repeating color and texture in shady garden areas. Click here for some great perennial shade vine choices.
By Becca Badgett
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Annual Vines For Shade: Learn About Shade Tolerant Annual Vines
Annual vines in the landscape allow for fast foliage and quick color, and in shady areas this is an added blessing. Learn about annual shade vines here.
By Becca Badgett
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Small Ornamental Shade Trees: Learn About Ornamental Trees That Grow In Shade
You don't need a garden that bakes in the sun all day to grow ornamental trees. Choosing small ornamental trees for shade area is a great option. Click here to learn more.
By Teo Spengler
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Discovering The Benefits Of Shade Gardening
Despite challenges from a lack of sunlight, you can create an attractive, useful, and relaxing garden in the shade. This article will help get you started.
By Tanya Hein
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Decorating Your Shade Garden
Less flashy than sunnier neighbors, shade gardens can seem dull at first glance. A closer inspection, however, reveals the opposite is true. Read here for more information and how to use shade plants to your advantage.
By Tanya Hein
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Pest Repellent Shade Plants: Shade Plants Bugs Don’t Like
Add shade plants bugs don’t like to alleviate the stress of insects in the yard and regain the enjoyment of dark outdoor spaces. Click here for suggestions.
By Tonya Barnett
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Shade Plant Light Requirements: Maximum Hours Of Sun For Shade Plants
Matching a plant's light requirements to shady areas of the garden may seem like a straightforward task. However, shaded garden areas may not fall neatly into the definitions for partial sun, partial shade, and full shade. To find guidelines to help, click here.
By Laura Miller
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Shade Plants For Wet Sites: Choosing Wet Tolerant Shade Plants
Do you have an excess of wet soil and lacking in the sun department? There are plenty of shade plants that like wet conditions. Find them here.
By Amy Grant
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Shade Tolerant Clay Plants: Best Plants For Shady Clay Locations
If your flowerbeds haven’t yet been amended and you’re wondering if you can plant in clay soil, then this shade-tolerant clay plant article is for you.
By Becca Badgett
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Fragrant Shade Flowers: Growing Scented Flowers For Shady Spots
Though not apparent from afar, fragrance can play a major part in how visitors experience the landscape. While sun locations are ideal and endless in choices, growers with more challenging conditions, like shade, are often left in need of options. Find some here.
By Tonya Barnett
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Shade Sand Plants – Growing Shade Plants In Shady Soil
Plants in sandy soil must be able to withstand periods of drought, as any moisture will seep away from roots. Another challenge to add to the mix is having shade. Shade sand plants have to be tough and adaptable to thrive. Click the following article for some great plants to try.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Best Shade Flowers For Pots: Beautiful Blooms To Brighten Up Containers
There are a surprising number of shade tolerant flowers for containers. Although most need at least a few hours of sun per day, a few potted shade flowers will bloom in partial or full shade. Click below for information on shade loving flowers for pots.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Shade Plants For Acidic Soil – Growing Plants In Acidic Shade Gardens
Gardeners might feel hopeless when confronted with both shade and acidic soil conditions. However, don’t despair, as acid-loving shade plants do exist. What plants thrive in acidic shade conditions? Click here to find out!
By Amy Grant
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Growing Woodland Wildflowers – Popular Plants For Woodland Gardens
Some gardeners consider shade the enemy, but if you have a wooded yard, you should embrace the shade. This is a perfect opportunity for a woodland garden. Click here for tips and ideas on the best plants to choose for a woodland area in your landscape.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Adding Perennials To Your Shade Garden
A shade garden is the perfect place to plant today's popular perennials. Learn more about adding these plants to shady areas in the following article and make the most of your garden's dark areas.
By Tanya Hein