Perennials for Shade from Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery

As we are gearing up for a great spring and summer I'm thinking about all my fellow gardeners that have a lot of shade. Shade is good. We all love trees, but it is a bit hard to work with them if you are used to the traditional suburban lawn with sun and lots of color.

The first thing to remember is nature is much more subtle in the shade of the Appalachians. With an eye for texture and delicate beauty you can have a beautiful garden. Wildflowers are often used as they fit in best. They feed the birds and butterflies. You can also slip in a few non-invasive non-natives to round-out the seasonal garden.

Plan to have a shade garden with lots of greens and textures.

Shade loving perennials.

• • Astilbe 
  • Echinacea  (Coneflower) p. shade
  • Daylily - p. shade
  • Carex sp.
  • Clematis  p. shade
  • Fern
  • Phlox 
  • Hellebore 
  • Peony  p. shade/ sun
  • Thalictrum - Meadowrue
  • Hydrangea -- Fall/late summer 
  • Woodland Poppy
  • Shasta Daisy - light shade
  • Mazus white
  • Oakleaf Hydrangea
  
  

Spring Flowers & Plants

Inside our little unheated greenhouse. This time of year it is full of seedlings just waiting for transplant. 3' tall Feverfew is off to the left.
My currant favorite flower. These blue Clematis are 6" across. They loved the wet snowy winter. A few will be available as cutflowers this weekend and white Jersey Cream is available as 1 gallon plants.
This photo is of week old cut double lilacs. Just to remind you this may be the last week to buy Lilacs. Peony season is now starting.....
This photo from Monrovia show our 'Redwine Lilac' blooms. It is a late bloomer like 'Royalty' which we are currently selling as a cut flower. The 'Redwine' shrubs are still small allowing for easy planting. 2 Quart pots are just $8.