Shade Garden
Imagine a cool, shaded glade out of the hot summer sun. Now, imagine flashes of white, yellow, lime-green and pink against a dark background. Make a shade garden a tapestry of fine woven colour and texture with these outstanding performers.
Misty Lace Goatsbeard
- Grows to a mid-sized mound of finely cut, lacy dark green foliage
- Red stems hold plumes of ivory white flowers in early summer
- Perfect for shade and woodland settings
- Thrives in tubs and mixed containers
- Grows well in shade
Flamingo Astilbe
- Arching flamingo pink plumes on erect stalks atop elegant fern-like foliage
- Perfect for shade areas and woodland settings
- Plants should be divided every 2 to 3 years in spring
- Grows well in shade
Ghost Japanese Painted Fern
- Stunning deciduous fern that grows broad and upright
- Silvery fronds are striking and become more greyish-green in warmer temperatures
- Great for shade gardens, shade borders and woodland gardens
Jack Frost Brunnera
- Leaves are intricately detailed with a crackle-like finish
- Foliage is dark green with a heavily frosted overlay and green veining
- Baby blue blooms open in clusters mid to late spring
- Grows well in shade
Ice Dance Sedge
- Spreading evergreen sedge with tufts of grass-like foliage edged in pure white
- Good in rock gardens, as an accent plant or ground cover
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Remove old foliage in early spring to keep plant tidy
Chocoholic Bugbane
- Grown for the texture and unique colour
- Fragrant bottle-brush creamy flowers rise above the lacy purple foliage
- Good in containers and tubs
- Grows well in shade
Bevan's Bigfoot Cranesbill
- Medium sized, deeply lobed, green foliage is accented. Turns red in fall
- Deep magenta flowers from late spring through mid-summer
- Perfect for container plantings, borders and mass plantings
Sweet Tea Foamy Bells
- Stunning cinnamon-orange leaves with dark burgundy centres produce tender thin spikes with tiny creamy white flowers
- Drought and humidity tolerant
- Grows well in shade
Designer Genes Hosta
- Bright yellow leaves turn a chartreuse green in summer with red stems that contrast nicely
- Purple bell shaped flowers in summer
- Perfect for shade areas and woodland settings
- Grows well in shade
Minuteman Hosta
- Sturdy mound of foliage topped with lily-like blooms
- This medium sized plant has dark leaves with a wide white margin
- Pale lavender flowers appear in July
- Grows well in shade
Mrs. Moon Lungwort
- A low growing evergreen with deep green foliage, speckled silver topped with bright pink flowers in early spring that turn blue with maturity
- Plant as a focal point, or in groupings, in a perennial or mixed border
- Grows well in shade
Bloody Mary Rodger's Flower
- Dark chocolate brown foliage in spring that turns a lighter green as summer progresses
- Plenty of red buds that become dark pink flowers
- Perfect for back of borders, sunny meadow or woodland plantings
