Plants for shaded areas

matjay

Hi

My front garden does not get much sunlight, I am trying to establish a nice flower bed in there. The problem is I cannot seem to find any plants/bushes/flowers that cope with the lack of sunshine. The bed is also under shelter as there is a slate roof overhanging the bed.

If anyone has any ideas of what I could plant that will last that would be great.

Cheers

Sgt Pepper 64

matjay wrote: »

Hi

My front garden does not get much sunlight, I am trying to establish a nice flower bed in there. The problem is I cannot seem to find any plants/bushes/flowers that cope with the lack of sunshine. The bed is also under shelter as there is a slate roof overhanging the bed.

If anyone has any ideas of what I could plant that will last that would be great.

Cheers

Ferns for a start, you can get some really nice ones
Hostas
Bergenia or elephant ears
Ornamental grasses
Japanese maples (nice and cheap from aldis)
I even have a blue hydrenga stuck between a tree and a hedge, still flowers every year
Virburnium tinus

Alchemilla mollis
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=89

in fact heres a good guide here

paddy147

We have box balls,holly ball trees,thalictrums,polygonatums,new zealand ferns and helebors growing very well in shade

Theres some other plants in there aswell,but cant remember them all.

Sgt Pepper 64

paddy147 wrote: »

We have box balls,holly ball trees,thalictrums,polygonatums,new zealand ferns and helebors growing very well in shade

Theres some other plants in there aswell,but cant remember them all.

looks like aquilas (grannys bonnet)

Very easy to grow from seed as well

paddy147

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

looks like aquilas (grannys bonnet)

Very easy to grow from seed as well

The plants in the background are the Thalictrums,and also some alliums.

The plant in my hand is a Polygonatum.