Almost every suburban area is divided into certain zones - well-lit and shaded. The areas of the plot in the shade often remain empty and look inorganic, and therefore we decided that it would be quite relevant to study shade-tolerant plants for giving.
To tell the truth, almost every second dacha has buildings or mature trees that cast a lot of shadow on a young garden, vegetable garden and flower beds. Partial shade does not scare the plants, because they receive their share of the sun's heat and light during the day in any case. But what to do with areas that are not illuminated by the sun at all or are minimally illuminated? What plants can be planted for country house, under an old apple tree or on the side of a new car garage? These questions are answered by DachaDecor.ru specialists, who carried out painstaking work to select the necessary information, as well as study forums and collect a wide variety of opinions.
Today we will try to describe in more detail the zones of growing plants, choose annual and perennial flowers, shrubs, berry and vegetable crops for shaded areas.
Such a formation of zones and a selection of plants for growing in the shade are especially relevant for owners of standard summer cottages of 6-9 acres, where, frankly, there is not enough space, and you need to plant everything, oh, how much!
Determination of shading of the site and selection of plants
You should be very serious about the study of the site for planting plants and the time of its shading throughout the day. Many of us already know the agricultural technology of popular summer cottages, and therefore it is not difficult to understand that not every one of them will be able to develop normally in full shade. In such an environment, only some species of ornamental plants feel normal. For the rest, you will need to choose areas with partial shading, where the sun is at least half of the day.
Distribution of plants over the site
The problem of the correct distribution of plants in the country is very serious, because in small areas it is very difficult to figure out where and what will grow, how to plant correctly. Particular difficulties haunt newcomers who have just purchased a summer cottage and decide exactly where the vegetable garden, garden, flower garden will be.
Often trees are planted along the fence, so as not to occupy useful area in the country. But here you should choose the right side so that the shadow from the trees does not obscure large areas plot. They can be distributed evenly throughout the country house, taking into account the distance requirements. In this way, it will be possible to form areas with partial shading and leave some areas with the greatest illumination for those plants that prefer the maximum light.
Summer residents are also accustomed to planting shrubs along fences and hedges, but here it is worth understanding that some of them will be in full shade from the fence or trees planted earlier. Therefore, the most the right decision will be planting berry or ornamental shrubs closer to the center of the suburban area, for example, to divide the territory into certain zones.
For flowers and berries, a place can be found everywhere, since we have long studied the technology of vertical gardening and high beds... Besides, there are always such small architectural forms that involve growing flowers on heights. You can also consider unique decorative flower beds, special garden sculptures, original pots in the country and other products, thanks to which the plants are provided with the most correct conditions for growth and development.
Shade-loving and shade-tolerant plants
We are used to seriously confusing these concepts, believing that both plants can easily cope with dark areas in the country and endure conditions without sunlight. We recommend that you differentiate between concepts and when buying a particular crop, be sure to study agricultural technology, the requirements for choosing a planting site for a plant in the country. Remember, the shade is stable throughout the day, partial (a certain part of the day due to the sun's movement) or scattered (sunlight through the branches and foliage of vigorous plants).
Shade and soil
It should be understood that not only light conditions are necessary for the development of plants, but also certain soils and other conditions. Thus, in the dense shade cast by country buildings, dense plantings of shrubs or trees, they will feel good stonecrop escaping, kupeny, elecampane magnificent, heart-leaved tiarka, European clefthoof.
If you combine these dacha zones with well-moistened soil, then it is possible to plant black cohosh, primroses, hellebore, astilbe, dark geranium.
In areas with absent-minded shade, for example, under nuts or old apple trees, it is quite possible to arrange the planting of a spring navel, fragrant woodruff, lupins, daylilies. Some medicinal and aromatic plants will also grow here - peppermint, lemon balm, others.
You also need to know that not only the moisture of the soil determines the possibility of the growth of some plants in the shade or partial shade, but also its composition. Thus, on sandstones and sandstones in partial shade, kupena, lily of the valley, periwinkle, violet, creeping tenacious and others feel fine.
Shade-tolerant shrubs
Interesting is the fact that in the shade orchard or on the fences delimiting summer cottages, you can often find shrubs that do not feel any negative from the shade. They grow and develop quite normally, without requiring special treatment.
But it is advisable to plant them in partial shade, diffused shade, under trees, since the complete absence of the sun seriously affects flowering.
Penumbra is also suitable for hydrangeas, it will not harm viburnum, elderberry. Ivy can also be planted in the same areas, girlish grapes, clematis.
Flowers and ornamental plants in the shade
In this section, we will present a small list of plant names that normally relate to shaded areas, and some are generally ready to live without sunlight.
Perennials
The largest number of plants loving shadow, it is among perennials. Due to the abundance of plant species, it is possible to create not single plantings, but whole long-tiered flower beds that will decorate the shady landscape.
Badan- a plant that prefers medium to dense shade. In such conditions, only flowering can suffer, but berry grows well.
Early flowering daylily prefers partial shade, in strong shade the flowering is noticeably weaker. Modern daylily varieties are best planted in the sun.
Hosta- a plant that is not only not afraid of the shade, but just loves it. The only requirement is moist soil.
Aconite Feels good in shady areas, but like most, prefers moist soil.
Astilbe- shade-tolerant plants, but prefer partial shade or partial shade.
For dicenters partial shade and shade with well-moistened soil is also the best place to live in the country.
Brunner- a cute and absolutely picky plant that will survive in any shade. But you should be careful with him, since brunner is growing rapidly.
It blooms beautifully in the diffused shade of a young garden doronicum.
Lily of the valley and cyanosis - almost classic plants for shade and partial shade in the country.
In addition to this list, lupine, swimsuit, fragrant violet, periwinkle, arizema, tiarka, majestic chinus, ostrich, primrose and many others feel great in different shades.
Biennials
It's worth starting with pansies, choosing different varieties of which and planting in shaded places in different periods warm season, you can easily achieve flowering from spring to autumn.
Digitalis- a tall biennial plant that copes well with a lack of sun, but always subject to agricultural technology.
If you need to plant something in full shade, remember forget-me-not, which, by self-sowing, will soon create a whole carpet of pretty flowers.
Annuals
It is rather difficult to choose from annuals, since there are not so many lovers of shaded places here.
Balsam- copes with partial shade, but in full shade suffers from a lack of flowering.
Fragrant tobacco- excellent and sufficient beautiful plant that can be planted in diffused sunlight in a young garden.
Ever-flowering begonia- suitable for shaded beds and single plantings.
Bulbous
Almost all bulbous plants love sunlight, but there are some exceptions that thrive with minimal light.
Most small-bulbous, flowering of which begins in early spring, can grow in the shade of a garden or shrub. These are crocuses, woodlands, white flowers, snowdrops.
Daffodils, which still bloom brightly and do not change the vertical position of the stem, are positively related to the shade in the garden.
All this applies to flowers and ornamental plants, for which now you do not need to look for some special place on summer cottage... Hosts, ferns, periwinkles - in the shade and partial shade, they will easily grow and show the expected result.
What vegetables can be grown in the shade?
There are shade-tolerant vegetables and other garden crops, and in the country there are almost half of them. That is, you will not have any problems with growing food if you find them small area between bushes or in the partial shade of a garden.
In addition, there is always the problem of placing light-loving plants, which need to be in the sun for at least 5-7 hours daily. As an example, we can cite the most popular tomatoes in the country (although there are enough such plants). So, if there is no place for all light-loving plants at the dacha, you can always use the materials of our website and arrange high gardens in several tiers, come up with special designs from pipes or boxes, plant tomatoes in containers and pots, for example, creating a "heavy flower garden" on a trellis in this way.
If there is enough space for such plants, or you have already coped with their placement, we are left with many plants that can be planted in the shade.
By the way, to this issue it is better to approach from the other side - when calculating the planting of light-loving plants, start from the shade-tolerant ones and, placing them in suitable places, fill the remaining sun areas with light lovers!
So, vegetables that grow in the shade. With the observance of correct agricultural technology from these crops, you can expect a good harvest, even with a minimum sunshine... Here is a short list of things for which you will not need to look for a place on the territory of the summer cottage for a long time - beets and beans, lettuce, cauliflower and broccoli, onions, parsley, garlic and many more.
Garden crops in the shade (according to summer residents)
Regarding the following list ... it is not recommendatory, but purely conditional, since we chose the opinions of summer residents in it, talking about the possibility of growing certain garden crops in places with a lack of sunlight. Here are just a few of the most interesting ones:
- Sorrel and garlic do an excellent job with full shading. Sometimes in such zones you can collect a good harvest of carrots, but this culture is still better to be in the sun sometimes. In addition, upright beans, peas can also be grown in the shade of trees, and often even cucumber plantings can be seen here;
- In regions with hot summers, tomatoes grow well in partial shade. Of course, they need sunlight, but an excess of it does not always benefit tomatoes. In the shade of a young or even old garden, you can grow the entire line of green salads;
- Red currants grow in the shade of a tall hedge. Lack of sun affects the rate of ripening, but not the quality of the crop. Horseradish grows nearby, a little further away, in partial shade - rhubarb, Chinese cabbage, zucchini ... everything gives a normal harvest, if looked after.
These opinions from summer residents from different regions, and therefore you can see that depending on the climate, plants can relate to the shade and the sun differently.
Ornamental shrubs widely used for landscaping, decorating adjoining plots and park areas. Evergreen or abundant flowering plants... They delight with their beauty for as long as possible and give the site an original unique look.
Flowering shrubs best planted on lawns, near terraces, at the entrance to the site. Evergreens are used to create beautiful living borders, curtains, hedges, ornamental arabesques and even unusual garden figures... It is possible to use ornamental shrubs for zoning the space of the site.
One of advantages of landings shrubs is the ability to create beautiful multi-stage cascades, when one plant is harmoniously combined with another. The alley planting looks very nice, where the bushes are planted at an equal distance in one or more rows. Most the best option- planting of low-growing species, and in the next rows of higher ones. Maximum height such plantings are five meters.
What are the distinctive qualities of ornamental shrubs?
First requirement- practicality. Such plants should be unpretentious, not take much time to care for. One of the most important requirements is adaptation to the desired climatic conditions.
The second condition is aesthetic appeal. The planted shrub should delight with its beauty throughout the season. That is why evergreens are so prized, as well as those that bloom all summer. The most attractive shrub make bright flowers, unusual shape or colors of leaves, berries, pleasant aroma. Particular attention should be paid to the shape of the crown - in winter, without leaves, the shrub should look spectacular.
Shrub seedlings are most commonly sold in closed-root containers. In this case, they can be planted in the ground at any time, but nevertheless, they take root best of all during the dormant period - in late autumn or early spring.
Blooming in spring
You can always pick up plants so that flowering will not stop from spring to autumn. For the middle lane, spiraea, forsythia, tree peony, three-lobed almonds, keria, canadian irga, wolf (Daphne) are suitable, japanese quince. Spring shrubs do not tolerate shady places and require open areas.
All varieties of spirea are very beautiful, among them there are early flowering and late flowering. Spirea Wangutta is covered with elegant white flowers by the end of May. For her tenderness and wondrous appearance, the people call her "the bride" for a reason. This shrub has a pleasant aroma and blooms lasts two weeks.
Forsythia in early spring reveals bright yellow flowers that resemble bells. The shrub is covered with flowers, the first of all the ornamental plants in the garden, and pleases with its flowering for more than three weeks.
The bushes of pale pink three-lobed almonds look especially noble and attractive. The mesmerizing flowers of this beautiful shrub delight until mid-June.
White brushes of canadensis bloom in May, reminiscent of bird cherry flowers. Irga looks great at any time of the year, everything in it attracts with its beauty: flowers, beautiful bunches of berries, and crimson leaves in autumn.
Blooming in summer
In summer, the bulk of ornamental shrubs bloom, and it is simply impossible to choose which one is the most beautiful. Delicate jasmine, original barberry, charming hydrangea and vibrant hibiscus bring joy at this time. A special word should be said about the hybrid weigel. This plant blooms in mid-May, blooms until June, while it can bloom again in August. During the period of abundant flowering, the bush is so covered with flowers that it turns into a large magnificent bouquet!
Hydrangeas can be decorated with huge white, pink, purple and burgundy flowers. The plant blooms in mid-summer and pleases with its colors until late autumn.
When it blooms, the air is filled with a bright, pleasant aroma. Chubushnik (this is the second name for jasmine) grows easily in shady places, but it is preferable to plant it in sunny areas.
Shrubs for autumn and winter
Autumn compositions are made up of ornamental plants with beautiful leaves or unusual fruits. It can be panicle, mountain ash, European euonymus, wild apple, viburnum, and many other shrubs. The red bunches of rowan berries look especially beautiful against the background of bright yellow leaves. In summer, euonymus pleases with crimson flowers, and in autumn it is covered with deep purple foliage.
In winter the garden should not look dull and gray. To avoid this, you need to prepare in advance for winter, plan the planting of ornamental bushes so that the magic of living colors is preserved in the snow-covered garden. Here plants with beautiful fruits that remain on the branches until spring come to the rescue. These are different types of rose hips with dense berries, red mountain ash and many types of evergreen shrubs.
Evergreen shrubs in landscape design
Ornamental evergreens are of particular beauty and value. Everything is beautiful in them and leaves, flowers, and berries. One period replaces another, and green leaves constantly delight with their freshness. Evergreen shrubs make magnificent hedges, curtains, framing. Are very popular: akuba, boxwood (buxus), juniper, arbutus(strawberry), callistemon, holly (holly). Most are shade-tolerant plants such as boxwood or holly. These shrubs can easily grow in shady areas, but still love the sun. Acuba, like other shade-loving plants, does not tolerate bright sun very well.
The strawberry tree is a unique shrub that can simultaneously bear flowers and fruits in the fall. Strawberry grows very slowly, it can be planted both in sunny areas and in slight partial shade.
Holly (holly) is a symbol of Christmas, it is with it that houses are traditionally decorated on winter holidays. It blooms from October to December, easily tolerates shading, but it is not a shade-loving plant. The greatest color contrast in this plant appears precisely in the sun. Holly is especially beautiful in winter, when bushes with bright green leaves and beads of red, white, yellow, black and orange berries stand out in the snow, which remain on the bushes all winter.
From a practical point of view, many evergreens are of interest as protective, dividing plantings. Boxwood, holly can be used as hedges and curtains, zoning the space of the plots, protecting from the winds.
Shade-tolerant shrubs and ornamental plantings
There is not always a possibility plant shrubs in an open sunny area or in partial shade. Therefore, shade-tolerant shrubs are planted in shady places, which can do without direct sunlight. These are dogwood, alpine currant, yew that grow in any climate and are a worthy decoration of any site. Shade-loving shrubs (for example, yew) lend themselves well to pruning, you can get a crown of any shape from them.
Advice. Ornamental shrubs should not be planted very densely, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with the growing shoots. Correct pruning will allow to form beautiful crown, enhance growth and flowering. Therefore, you must always choose the right planting material, plan the landing sites, and also adhere to the recommendations for proper care.
It always happens that the territory of a summer cottage is flawlessly illuminated by sunlight. As a rule, only some areas get enough sunlight. The reason for this may be the trees or shrubs growing in the garden, which give wonderful harvest, but block the sun from the plants planted under them. But you really want it to be beautiful and tasteful throughout the entire territory. There is an exit - perennial shade-loving shrubs for the garden , photos and names of which we invite you to consider in this article.
First of all, it should be noted that shade-loving perennials can be divided into three groups: flowering, berry and decorative - deciduous. All of them have both advantages and disadvantages, but some of them, in addition to aesthetic beauty, also bring benefits, giving tasty fruits. Experts recommend purchasing seedlings only in specialized and proven stores and not giving a choice to spontaneous markets, since the quality of such planting material leaves much to be desired. Consider the most popular and popular perennial varieties that are accepted even in the shade:
Shade-loving flowering shrubs:
- Rhododendron. Extremely effective and beautiful bush, which has bright flowers and fleshy leaves. This variety is perfect for planting between tall trees where other plants will not survive.
Rhododendron - Garden jasmine. Quite popular gardeners among summer residents. This plant will brighten any area thanks to its lush white bloom and also a pleasant aroma. Its main advantage is the absence of strict requirements for the location and composition of the soil. Jasmine grows well in any conditions, is resistant to drought and will not disappear even with strong cold winter... The only thing to consider is systematic pruning to maintain good shape.
Garden jasmine Berry bushes
This kind perennial shrubs impeccably suitable for those who want not only beautiful, but also useful plants to grow in the garden.
- Barberry. Famous plant in eastern countries... It grows quickly, does not need complex care, overwinters well and tolerates the absence of moisture. It has beautiful small leaves that autumn period change their color from green to bright burgundy. The main feature of barberry is its delicious berries, which are successfully used in the preparation of various dishes.
Barberry - Gooseberry. Few summer residents know that gooseberries grow well in the shade as well as in the sun. In addition, the plant does not need abundant and frequent watering, it tolerates drought well. But you will be able to enjoy not only a green plant, but also delicious and juicy berries, which make a wonderful jam.
Gooseberry - Hazel. This shrub will only grow well in non-acidic soils, so if your soil does not meet these requirements, add some regular sand to it. Beautiful nuts - will become the most anticipated fruit in your garden.
Hazel Ornamental shrubs
This group of plants includes the largest variety of shrubs. If you plant them in your summer cottage, then you can constantly enjoy the beauty, regardless of the weather and time of the years:
- Forsythia. A magnificent shrub with bright lemon foliage. This plant will look great both in a single planting and in the vicinity of any other shrubs. Doesn't need complicated care, perfectly tolerates winter and lack of moisture
Forsythia - Euonymus. Undemanding and fast growing shrub, which pleases with its beauty even in winter period time. Bright leaves are sure to transform and refresh appearance your garden, bringing grace and charm to it.
Euonymus - Magonia. A favorite plant of many, which belongs to the species of evergreen shrubs. If you take care of the availability of systematic watering, then you will definitely be able to enjoy abundant flowering and good growth.
Magonia Perennial shade-loving shrubs for the garden, photos and names of which are presented on our website, will certainly delight and decorate your site. We hope that our tips will help you get what you really want.
Already in early spring, we begin to think about the layout of our garden, distributing the plants that we will plant in different corners of the summer cottage. As a rule, most are faced with the problem of choosing a plant for planting in shady places, which they really want to decorate. beautiful flowers or shrubs, because such areas are often empty and unkempt.
What to plant in a shady place or which plants are shade-tolerant
A shady place is the area where sunlight falls no more than 3 hours a day, and the rest of the time there is a deep shadow.
Each garden has shaded areas, it can be north or west slopes, places near a fence or between large trees.
In fact, the shadiest places in the garden are the most best places, because, as a rule, this is where your favorite bench is located for relaxing on a hot summer day. However, not every plant will be able to withstand the shade, grow successfully and please the eye with its flowering.
Shade-loving plants include those plants that, no matter how strange it may sound, do not tolerate sunlight at all or suffer from its excess. They usually have bright, succulent and green foliage.
All shade-loving and shade-tolerant plants can be divided into 2 varieties: decorative deciduous and flowering.
- To the shade-loving flowers and flowering shrubs include the following: weigela, matthiola two-horned, daisy, forget-me-not, rudbeckia, fragrant tobacco, astilba, brunner, lungwort, hydrangea (large-leaved, tree-like, serrated), geychera, honeysuckle, hawthorn, badan, rogeria, basilica, volisema dicentra, aconite, tenaciousness (Ayuga), lily of the valley, cuff, astrantia, kupena, black cohosh, buzulnik.
- To the shade-loving decorative leafy shrubs includes hosta, fern, astilboides, euonymus, Thunberg barberry, privet.
Advice! When you compose a shady area with plants, do not plant only monocultures, shade-loving perennials and annuals look great in close proximity.
Popular shade-loving shrubs
Shrub for shady places ideal barberry Thunberg... In deep shade, you will hardly get bright yellows and reds, and, most likely, it will just be a uniform green, but nevertheless, it is still a very noticeable shade-tolerant plant.
Another small and shade-tolerant shrub is euonymus... Its variegated and short form looks very good in the garden.
A short shrub will be quite noticeable under the shade of the trees. privet... Its lemon-colored leaves seem to illuminate a shady place.
If you want to plant a taller shrub with healthy berries in a shady corner of your garden, then it is best suited for these purposes hawthorn.
And if you need a flowering shrub, then this is suitable weigela... However, different varieties differently refer to the shade - there are more shade-tolerant, there are less.
It will look very decorative in a shady corner cotoneaster... It has lovely dark green leathery and shiny leaves. Again, the varieties differ markedly in shade tolerance.
Imagine how pleasant it will be to sit in the gazebo, which is entwined honeysuckle with its gorgeous flowers.
By the way, decorative viburnum Buldenezh ( Snowball) also shade-tolerant.
Popular annual and perennial shade-tolerant flowers
Favorite among flowers for shady garden there will be two-horned mattiola, forget-me-not, rudbeckia, fragrant tobacco.
Scented tobacco
If we talk about seasonal and annual shade-loving plants, then under trees where there is a lot of shade, in the spring you can safely plant, and, because they will bloom in all their glory long before the leaves appear on the trees.
Brief descriptions of the most popular shade-tolerant and shade-loving perennials: shrubs and flowers
Hosta
According to many gardeners, the hosta is simply the queen of the shady garden. She has the most varied color of leaves, ranging from gray to yellow-green, there are even leaves with a white edging.
It is very appropriate to combine the hostu with a variety of fern varieties, planting them in the shade of the house, where everything is in order with the humidity (it is high).
Video: care and cultivation of shade-loving hosts
Astilba
It is a bizarre plant that thrives in shade and grows well in wet soil.
Video: growing and caring for shade-loving astilba
Astilboides
The most striking feature of this plant is the original large leaves. Its leaf can reach from 80 to 100 centimeters in diameter.
Another one distinctive feature astilboides consists in the fact that the stalk is not usually attached to it: it grows right from the middle of the leaf. In other words, it turns out such an umbrella with a leg.
This luxurious and showy plant loves to grow near swampy rivers, it is in in the best possible way suitable for decorating artificial reservoirs.
Buzulnik
There are a lot of varieties of buzulniks. Those that grow in natural conditions have dark green leaves and irresistible yellow inflorescences.
In artificially bred buzulniks, they often have dark brown, even actually burgundy foliage and unusual, chamomile-like, yellow flower stalks that can hold for a whole month.
Badan
This is a completely unique plant, perfect for planting in the shade. In winter, it leaves in a green state, and after winter it again appears green to the eye. The fact is that under the snow the berry does not shed its foliage and does not die, but remains green all the time.
The flowers of this plant are unpretentious and modest, but very cute.
Another interesting property of badan is that its old leaves, which turn dark or brown, have special healing properties. In Tibet, they are brewed as a rejuvenating tea.
Video: unpretentious and shade-tolerant badan
Brunner (Forget-me-not)
Indispensable for decorating a small shady area.
In addition to the beautiful leaves of an impressive coloring (variegated and green with a silvery cobweb), it also blooms beautifully angelically - with little blue forget-me-nots.
You can look at it for hours, it is so airy and beautiful. It is simply impossible to take your eyes off!
Video: planting and caring for a shade-loving Brunner large-leaved plant
Volzhanka (Aruncus)
It withstands partial shade remarkably, but blooms a little less abundantly in deep shade. And all the same, the unassuming Volzhanka again and again dissolves its inflorescences!
Video: unpretentious Volzhanka for planting and flowering in the shade
Heuchera
Geykhera looks absolutely wonderful, and this has won the hearts of many gardeners. The number of leaf colorings is surprisingly rich: from lilac-steel to bright red and green.
The sizes are also quite diverse: from miniature forms to quite tall specimens.
This is absolutely unpretentious plant which does not require to itself special attention, growing well and not losing its decorative effect from May to October.
In addition, Heuchera is very winter-hardy and tolerates the first autumn frosts perfectly, leaving under the snow with leaves tucked up by frost.
And in the month of May, Heucheras start very quickly and gain their color due to the amazingly beautiful foliage.
It blooms wonderfully beautifully, the peduncles rise high enough above the plant and keep for quite a long time.
In the recent past, botanists crossed Heuchera and Tiarella and got new variety heykherell. The plant has become even more resistant to color preservation, and the color gamut has become much wider.
Video: all about growing shade-loving heuchera
Dicentra (Broken Heart)
It can grow both in open and sunny areas and in shaded areas. However, in the sun, the buds bloom and bloom early, and the flower stalks do not differ in special size and splendor. In shady places, the color picks up more slowly, but the flowers are brighter, larger and enjoy their wonderful appearance until July-August. Therefore, it will be good to plant the dicenter, for example, closer to the gazebo or house, the shadow of which will fall on the plant most of the day.
It will look good near the fence.
Video: how to grow a dicenter or a broken heart in a shady garden
Black Cohosh (Tsimitsifuga)
Its name, of course, is not entirely euphonic, but the foliage is so delicate and pretty that when you see it, you will most likely just fall in love.
At the end of summer, he usually throws out a peduncle - a long panicle with silvery flowers. The spectacle is impressive! It is simply impossible to pass by without stopping.
Another important advantage of this shade-tolerant perennial is the fact that it can grow for quite a long time in the same place.
Kupena
In our summer cottages, this flower is not widespread, but nevertheless it is a very welcoming plant, which, like no other, is suitable for the shady side of the summer cottage.
His color can vary from dark green to variegated, when a green leaf is bordered by white stripes along the edge.
Delicate white and pink flowers all over the stem, somewhat like a lily of the valley, are a very pleasant sight.
The plant grows fast enough, so if you need to fill the shady space underneath fruit trees or planted in the shade next to the conifers, then the kupena deserves your attention.
Fern
Another king of the shadow is the fern. He, of course, does not give flowers, no matter how much we want and wait, but he has amazing foliage, which can be of various colors, different sizes and forms. He lives best in a humid shady corner.
We are used to the fact that the fern is always dark green, but now we have developed varieties with dark brown color, lilac center and silvery leaf edges.
If you plant a fern in the shade of your garden house or other shady place, then he will completely take all your attention and the attention of the guests of your garden.
Video: caring for a fern and growing it in the shade under the crown of trees
Rogersia
Many gardeners call her the queen of the shady garden, which grows up to 1.5 meters in height.
Thanks to the magnificent large leaves, Rogersia is very picturesque throughout the season.
Fluffy and fragrant panicle inflorescences of white, pink or cream color bloom in early July and can bloom for more than a month.
Idea for a shaded area design! Plant such tall and shade-loving plants as buzulniks, black cohosh and ferns in the background, make the second tier from host, and in the lower plan - geykhera and geyherella.
In your summer cottage, only shaded areas remained unplanned, and it is difficult for you to find suitable specimens of plants to revive them? Use our tips and tricks for landscaping, and then the whole mosaic of your garden will come together.
Video: what plants to plant in a shady area
A good way to arrange a shaded corner in the garden is to create there cozy recreation area... Here you can enjoy your time on a hot summer day. The creation of a comfortable and calm environment in such an area will be facilitated by the planting of a variety of plants that tolerate well the lack of illumination.
Shade-loving shrubs for the garden have an interesting appearance and delight the eye with beautiful bright flowers during the flowering period.
Lighting is necessary for any plants for active growth and proper development. However, different types of plants have different lighting requirements. By the required amount all plants are classified into the following types:
- Shade-loving.
- Shade-tolerant.
- Photophilous.
A light-loving plant will not die if it is planted in the shade, but its growth rate will greatly decrease, and as a result, it will not grow as beautiful as in an area with sufficient illumination. Therefore, for shady areas of the garden with weak insolation, you should choose shade-loving plants adapted to such conditions.
Differences between shrubs and trees
Shrubs, used in landscape design That is, they constantly enjoy the attention they deserve. Therefore, in numerous nurseries there is always a wide selection of these popular plants.
There are intermediate plant forms between shrubs and trees. The main difference lies in the presence of the main, main trunk, in different directions from which multiple branches grow. For example, the following plants can grow in the form of a tree or a bush:
- Nut.
- Some types of elms and willows.
- Hawthorn.
It depends on the way they are pruned and the conditions in which they grow.
For example, a dark crimson forest beech, with regular pruning and growth adjustments, can be turned into a shrub and used as a scenic hedge. This hedge will not shed its brown foliage during the winter. But if allowed to grow freely without pruning, such a beech will soon become a tree.
Soil preparation
To get the expected result, you need to responsibly approach selection of the right shrubs... Certain plant species require a specific soil composition.
Due to the fact that many shade-loving species adapted to the conditions of the forest, when planting them, attention should be paid to preparing the soil. The soil must be nutritious and neutral in acidity. If these conditions are met, the plants will easily undergo a transplant and eventually grow into beautiful, lush bushes.
A site for planting plants should be planned in advance so that they do not hinder each other during the growth process. It is worth choosing shrubs taking into account the height of adult plants. So, undersized shade-loving decorative bushes are better suited for decorating and strengthening slopes and embankments. The shape of the bushes, their size, as well as the flowering time in many plants can be controlled using regular pruning branches.
Free space remaining between shrubs can be filled with groundcover or shade-loving flowers. This will not only look beautiful, but will also prevent the soil from drying out quickly. For these purposes, ordinary lilies of the valley are very suitable. In early spring they will delight the eye with delicate beautiful flowers, and the rest of the time - with beautiful leaves of juicy Green colour... Lilies of the valley tend to grow actively, which eliminates the need for additional annual planting of new plants.
Selection of shade-loving plants
In order not to spend too much effort on care in the future, you should choose shrubs for the garden, adapted to natural conditions
your region. Trying to grow misfit shrubs may be successful, but it will be more of a hassle than a joy.
An additional decorative element of shrubs will be juicy, bright fruits, which, however, are often inedible.
Types of honeysuckle
Shade-loving shrubs are most types of honeysuckle.
- It is worth paying attention to the Tatar honeysuckle, it is unpretentious and very beautiful during the flowering period, it is represented by many garden forms, which differ in shades of flowers from white to bright red.
- The rather rare alpine honeysuckle, which has bright red fruits and a very dense dense crown, would also be a good choice.
- Maak's honeysuckle, or as it is also called, Amur honeysuckle, can be grown in a tree-like form.
- The most popular is the edible honeysuckle. This plant is a bush up to a meter tall. The berries ripen by mid-summer. They have a juicy reddish-purple flesh and a sweet and sour taste.
Hazel and euonymus
Well adapted to low light conditions. relative of birch - common hazel also known as hazelnut. For landscape design artificially bred garden forms with foliage of various colors are better suited.
Spindle trees are deciduous and evergreen. This genus combines both shrubs and small trees.
They attract special attention to themselves in the fall with bright fruits and interesting foliage coloration. Warty euonymus has fruits and leaves pink shades, and the winged euonymus is dominated by crimson-red shades.
Viburnum and elderberry
Various types of viburnum are also characterized by increased shade tolerance. They will decorate the garden all year round... Viburnum vulgaris will be a good choice for garden decoration. And its fruits are used as a cure for many diseases.
Viburnum laurel is evergreen shrub and blooms in winter. She is attractive due to her white and pink hues. Well suited for novice gardeners, as it is unpretentious in care.
Many types of shrubs of the elderberry genus have been used for a long time and as ornamental plants , and as fruiting because of their food and healing properties... The red or cluster elder is extremely unpretentious and can also help breed mice. Berries black elderberry suitable for human consumption. This elderberry is best planted in calm areas.
Hydrangeas, Mahonia and Mexican Jasmine
Hydrangeas are good for decorating not very shaded places on the site. They bloom in early summer and continue to bloom until early autumn... Their interesting, large inflorescences will look good as part of dry bouquets. Unpretentious and undemanding to care tree hydrangea... The best choice for growing in middle lane, according to many gardeners, there will be a panicle hydrangea.
Its shape with large flowers, which bears the name Grandiflora, deserves close attention. The Bretschneider hydrangea also looks great with large snow-white flowers, which then change color to purple.
Holly Mahonia is a compact evergreen shrub with shiny feathery leaves. In early spring, bright yellow inflorescences bloom on it, and at the very beginning of autumn, dark blue edible berries ripen.
A shade-loving shrub is also Mexican jasmine with flowers that citrus scent... After the end of the spring bloom, you can prune it.
Cherry laurel, keriya and cotoneaster
Medicinal cherry laurel is also an evergreen shade-loving shrub with dense glossy foliage. At the beginning of summer, racemose inflorescences of fragrant white flowers bloom on it.
This is a rather rare plant in midland gardens, as it does not tolerate well low temperatures... For safe wintering, it needs shelter.
Japanese keriya is characterized by a long spring-summer flowering period, which, in some cases, can be repeated in the fall. It should be borne in mind that keria blooms more abundantly in well-lit areas. But it also tolerates the lack of sunlight quite well. Keria flowers are large, yellow, united in inflorescences.
The form of the Japanese kerriya Pleniflora, named after William Kerr, who bred this cultivar, has yellow flowers with large double petals... Keria is a thermophilic plant and therefore needs shelter and protection from the wind in winter.
Cotoneaster belongs to the Pink family. These are deciduous or evergreen perennial shade-tolerant shrubs. These plants are extremely varied in shape and size. They can grow as trees up to six meters high, and undersized creeping bushes.
The glossy foliage, dark green in summer and reddening by autumn, can persist in winter or fall off. Despite such serious differences, all cotoneaster have similar features, for which they are loved by gardeners. In all plants belonging to this genus, the leaves acquire a very picturesque color by autumn, and beautiful fruits ripen on the branches. The flowering period for cotoneaster falls in May-June. At this time, pink buds are blooming with white flowers.
You can also plant several types of low shade-loving trees in your garden. conifers... Conifers are versatile and will be a good addition to any type of garden. They can be used both singly and as part of various compositions.
Ephedra are undemanding to the planting site and do not need complex care. If you buy a frost-resistant tree, then it will not require shelter for the winter. Only with the onset of spring is it worth covering it a little from the direct sun, if it is not planted in a shady area of the garden. Coniferous trees frequent feeding is not required.
Yew and Juniper
A coniferous plant like the pointed yew is the most shade-tolerant of all. This type of yew got its name from the pointed spines at the top of the crown. It is characterized by an extremely low growth rate, tolerates frost quite well. Best adapted for wintering small decorative forms but they need protection from bright sunlight in spring. In the middle lane, this is the only yew species suitable for shearing.
Juniper is a numerous genus conifers, including 75 species. To date, many undersized varieties of this shrub have been bred. They grow actively and look extremely impressive in the garden. In the USA, creeping junipers are very popular. And now they are gradually winning the love of Russian gardeners.
There are medium-sized junipers, and even treelike junipers up to fifteen meters high. For all types of junipers, the characteristic qualities are:
- Undemanding care.
- Frost resistance.
- The ability to grow on any soil.
- Ability to tolerate lack of moisture.