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plants or flower for shady area

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  • 01-04-2016 12:07pm
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    lovehathi
    Registered Users Posts: 229 ✭✭


    Hi

    If any one could advice we have raised flower bed made in shady area what can we plant that doesn't become tree:D,
    flowers shrubs or anything
    thanks


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    Roselm
    Registered Users Posts: 753 ✭✭✭Roselm


    lovehathi wrote: »
    Hi

    If any one could advice we have raised flower bed made in shady area what can we plant that doesn't become tree:D,
    flowers shrubs or anything
    thanks

    Hostas, ferns, azelias


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    Eoinyh
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭Eoinyh


    Perennial geraniums grow back every year an good floral display, bees love them


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    GrumpyMe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭GrumpyMe


    lovehathi wrote: »
    Hi

    If any one could advice we have raised flower bed made in shady area what can we plant that doesn't become tree:D,
    flowers shrubs or anything
    thanks

    + Heuchera, helleborus, Vinca


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    macraignil
    Registered Users Posts: 3,444 ✭✭✭macraignil


    Rhododendrons grow well in shade but some varieties might eventually grow too big.

    Bluebells and wild garlic are found in shaded areas in woodland.

    There is a good list of options at:

    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=100


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    toddunctious
    Registered Users Posts: 178 ✭✭toddunctious


    Friday's episode of gardeners world on BBC had a piece on shade loving plants
    Quite a few plants seemed to thrive I was surprised at what was growing
    It's available on the bbc iplayer


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    Roselm
    Registered Users Posts: 753 ✭✭✭Roselm


    macraignil wrote: »
    Rhododendrons grow well in shade but some varieties might eventually grow too big.

    Bluebells and wild garlic are found in shaded areas in woodland.

    There is a good list of options at:

    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=100

    Wild garlic and some bluebells spread like mad though and will end up right through the grass


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    Sonnenblumen
    Registered Users Posts: 5,834 ✭✭✭Sonnenblumen


    Roselm wrote: »
    Wild garlic and some bluebells spread like mad though and will end up right through the grass

    I'd agree, best avoid planting a nuisance plant like wild garlic.


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    lovehathi
    Registered Users Posts: 229 ✭✭lovehathi


    https://www.groupon.ie/deals/gg-gardening-express-161

    are these good enough to plant in the raised bed in shady area?

    Also can we plant Japanese acer in shady area but don't want them to grow like big trees?

    https://www.groupon.ie/deals/gg-gardening-express-157

    any thoughts will be great


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    macraignil
    Registered Users Posts: 3,444 ✭✭✭macraignil


    lovehathi wrote: »
    https://www.groupon.ie/deals/gg-gardening-express-161

    are these good enough to plant in the raised bed in shady area?

    Also can we plant Japanese acer in shady area but don't want them to grow like big trees?

    https://www.groupon.ie/deals/gg-gardening-express-157

    any thoughts will be great

    I have grown hebe next to an existing hedge so it can do well in partial shade. They are flowering at the moment and for a while now when not much else in the garden is.
    Here is a video that shows them just before they started flowering.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5layEXNwU_s


    I also have a nice purple tipped hebe, shaded by a fence, that looks interesting even when its not flowering.

    I have an acer that seems to do OK in partial shade. The label said the variety (Bloodgood) had a maximum height of about 4 metres but this depends on the variety.


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