Shady spots in the garden are often a challenge, but they also offer the opportunity to create unique, atmospheric green corners. With the right shade plants you can bring colour and texture to places under trees, along walls or in borders that receive little sun. At The plant Farmer you will find an extensive collection of garden plants that thrive in the shade and fill your garden with life, even in the most sheltered places.

Why choose shade plants?

Plants for shady locations are often robust and need less sunlight to flourish. They provide peace, coolness and bring depth to your garden. Shade plants often have decorative foliage, subtle flowers and add texture to borders and flower beds.

Benefits of shade plants:

• Little sun required: Perfect for gardens with many trees or tall buildings.

• Ground cover: Many shade plants provide good ground cover and prevent weed growth.

• Atmosphere and depth: Shade plants provide variation and add a calm, natural look.

• Low maintenance: Most shade plants require little care.

Popular garden plants for shade

Hosta (Hartlily)

• Features: Large, decorative leaves in green, blue and yellow.

• Application: Perfect for borders and under trees.

• Special feature: Winter hardy and low maintenance.

Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas)

• Characteristics: Fresh green fern with graceful leaves.

• Application: Ideal for damp shady areas.

• Special feature: Provides a tropical look.

Astilbe (Plume Spiraea)

• Characteristics: Graceful flower plumes in white, pink or red.

• Application: Beautiful along ponds or in shady borders.

• Special feature: Blooms in summer and attracts butterflies.

Vinca minor (Periwinkle)

• Characteristics: Ground cover with blue or purple flowers.

• Application: Suitable for shady flower beds and as underplanting.

• Special feature: Evergreen and fast growing.

Brunnera macrophylla (Caucasian forget-me-not)

• Characteristics: Heart-shaped leaves with small blue flowers in spring.

• Application: Beautiful as an edging plant or ground cover.

• Special feature: Combines well with hostas and ferns.

Lamium maculatum (Deadnettle)

• Features: Decorative silver-green leaves with purple flowers.

• Application: Ground cover for shady borders.

• Special feature: Fast growing and evergreen.

Helleborus (Christmas rose)

• Characteristics: Winter flowering plant with flowers in white, pink and purple.

• Application: Ideal for winter flowering in borders or pots.

• Special feature: Blooms from December to March.

Ajuga reptans (Creeping Bugleweed)

• Characteristics: Low ground cover with blue-purple flowers.

• Application: Suitable for shady spots under trees.

• Special feature: Compact and winter hardy.

Pulmonaria (Lungwort)

• Characteristics: Mottled leaves with pink to blue flowers.

• Application: Good in shady borders.

• Special feature: Attractive to bees and butterflies.

Geranium phaeum (Dark Cranesbill)

• Features: Dark purple flowers with elegant foliage.

• Application: Suitable for natural gardens in the shade.

• Special feature: Very winter hardy and long flowering.

Plants for borders, pots and flowerbeds in the shade

Borders: Combine hostas, ferns and astilbe for a varied border full of texture and height differences.

Pots: Helleborus and brunnera look beautiful in shady corners of your patio.

Beds: Fill larger shade beds with periwinkle or creeping bugleweed for a green carpet that stays beautiful all year round.

Tips for a blooming shade garden

Combine foliage and blooms: Mix foliage plants such as hostas with bloomers such as astilbe for a playful, natural look.

Keep soil moist: Shade plants like moist soil, but provide good drainage to prevent root rot.

Use ground covers: Plants such as periwinkle and deadnettle quickly fill in bare spots and keep the ground covered.

Mulching: Use mulch to retain moisture and limit weed growth.

Space: Give larger foliage plants such as ferns enough room to spread out.

Why buy shade plants from The plant Farmer?

At The plant Farmer you will find a wide range of shade plants that fit perfectly in any garden. Our plants come directly from the grower, which ensures healthy, strong specimens that are immediately ready to beautify your garden.

Bring life to the shady parts of your garden with beautiful flowering plants. Order today from The plant Farmer and turn your garden into a green paradise!