Flowers\Plants for a full shade area

tinner777 · 01-04-2020 05:43PM #1

hi lads,

I have a strip of land between my garage and stone wall (currently covered in Furze). It is approx. 3 foot wide by 20 foot long. It's damp but not wet.

Have you any idea of anything I could plant there to cover it?

Thanks,

Tin

Harry Palmr · 01-04-2020 06:11PM

I'd go for this - in fact I am going for this for a semi shaded area

https://www.thegardenshop.ie/ajuga-plants/

01-04-2020 09:55PM

Astilbe is lovely, ideal for damp shade. Also try ferns, hostas foxgloves. Ragged Robbin is a lovely low growing vibrant pink flower that loves damp and can take partial shade. Japanese anemone is another. Good luck trying to source anything at the moment I can’t find a single place open online. A small price to pay for the greater good though!

01-04-2020 11:22PM

Ajuga is beautiful, it spreads so easily. Had it a few years ago but kept getting attacked by powdery mildew so unfortunately it had to go!

GreeBo · 02-04-2020 09:13AM

+1 on Ferns
Also acers typically do well in shade.
And with my tongue only slightly in my cheek, astroturf does very well in these areas!

tinner777 · 08-04-2020 07:19PM

Hi,

so this is my bit of land I would like to plant.

Thanks

08-04-2020 08:21PM

You could try honeysuckle, ivy, certain shade loving clematis ( fussy to grow) or climbing hydrangeas as a climbing feature backdrop against the wall?

jackboy · 08-04-2020 08:28PM

Gonna be hard to grow stuff there and have it looking nice long term. Have you considered weed barrier covered with a nice gravel? May be lower maintenance.

Zardoz · 08-04-2020 09:20PM

I find Skimmias grow best in the deep shade on my site .
You could try hybrid rhododendrons too ,they grow well in the deep shade especially under trees,they are very hard to source though.

magicbastarder · 08-04-2020 09:30PM

i recently planted some white wood asters under a decent sized curly hazel, they are claimed to tolerate part shade to shade.

08-04-2020 11:24PM

Might be nice to have a central path and plant both sides. I think keeping things simple works well. If you pick a few favorite plants and buy a few of each, then repeat the pattern through out the space.

Sundew · 08-04-2020 11:44PM

I got a gorgeous purple vinca " autopurprea" in Woodies not long before it shut. I'm growing it as ground cover in a shady area beside a shed. Maybe also consider epimediums and lily of the valley!

Flowers\Plants for a full shade area

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