How To Design A Partial Shade Garden
Thankfully there s been an explosion of shade perennials on the market and your shade garden can be as colorful and varied as any full sun border.
How to design a partial shade garden. Dappled shade with diffused light from deciduous trees. Add height with vines including vines in your shade garden design is a great way to bridge the gap between the bushes and the taller trees. Choose plants that grow in partial sun shade to transition from one zone to another.
It s no surprise that shade gardens tend to be a bit dark. The design features easy care summer blooming perennials such as daylilies phlox and hostas. Lighten the space with flowering shade lovers a colorful container or statuary.
The spruce marie iannotti shade gardening used to be considered a challenge. Plan to add structures such as trellises or posts that give the vines a place to grow. This garden plan for partial shade uses a mix of these types of plants that can brighten areas under trees and along paths with their colorful flowers and foliage.
Deep shade under a dense evergreen tree canopy with less than two hours of sun. Moderate shade with two to three hours of midsummer sunlight.