A shady corner is often seen as a problem area in a garden, but it needn't be so. There are masses of gorgeous plants that will thrive in shade. Silver or variegated leaves work really well to brighten a dark spot, as do white or pale flowers, which almost seem to glow in shade.
There is a plant for every shady garden and here we share some of our favourites. Included are plants for both dry and moist soils, evergreen perennials to provide interest all year round, as well as deciduous plants that seem to appear from nowhere in spring to brighten the garden with their delicate beauty. Our choices include recommendations from the Gardeners' World team and familiar faces from across the gardening industry.
(wood betony). This is a lovely purple flower that grows in hedgerows or open woodland. Not many shade lovers produce such bright flowers in the summer but this plant will.
As well as that it has medicinal properties, for calming and for digestion. It is therefore used a lot in treatment of nervous digestion and anxious tummies. Aside fromt hat it is wonderful for pollinators and beautiful to look at.
, be they the wild types or any of those with slimmer, strongly downward-facing flowers. I love these because I've had them in all my gardens, they add a certain magic, are a serious bee-magnet..
.and when I was a small child I was often to be found with the individual flowers wedged onto my tiny fingers, making me feel as if I was wearing nail varnish! Knotted cranesbill ( ) is e.
