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Woodland planting – plants for cool, shady gardens

September 16, 2013 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

Woodland planting – plants for cool, shady gardens

Most of us have some shade, whether it’s an area of woodland or a shady corner, it’s just a question of scale. It’s often seen as a problem, but it doesn’t have to be, just choose the right plants, ones that naturally prefer shade and you’re on the way to success. Some plants prefer dry shade or […]

Filed Under: Blog, Plants Tagged With: Astilbes, Digitalis ferruginea, Epimedium, hostas, plants for shade, woodland gardens, woodland planting, woodland plants

Top three plants for dry, shady gardens

January 8, 2013 By Jill Anderson 2 Comments

Top three plants for dry, shady gardens

It’s a pretty dull day here today, but very mild and there’s that feeling in the air that things are starting to stir in the garden. Undoubtedly there’ll be a cold snap and we’ll be plunged back into proper winter and the garden will be still again. Meanwhile until we’re sure that spring is really […]

Filed Under: Blog, Plants, Recycling & Sustainability Tagged With: Epimedium, Mahonia, mulch, plants for shade, sustanability

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