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Ideas for this shady area

x92k74bxb8y1WOpoIKx92k74bxb8y1WOpoIK Posts: 2
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North facing shady corner ideas for filling this gap please…thank you

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  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    What type of soil do you have in that area and do you have an idea of how deep it is?  If it’s in good condition and free draining you could consider a shade tolerant grass like Hakonechloa macra, an evergreen fern such as Polystichum setiferum or, if you want flowers, a hardy geranium (cranesbill, not the tender pelargonium).
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


  • Songbird-2Songbird-2 Posts: 2,349
    edited May 2023
    Woodruff ( Galium Odoratum) is a  spreading and matt forming perennial which likes shade. It has lovely little white flowers in summer. We have grown it near a pond, in the past, and it spread nicely around it. Any creeping bits that come up are easily pulled out so you could contain it to the area where you wanted it. We currently have some in a pot which is in the shadiest part of garden, facing ( slightly) North East.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Hostas, Brunnera, ferns, Astilbe amongst others.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • Dilip_UKDilip_UK Posts: 114
    Here is my shady spot on the patio, hostas, fern and heuchera. All perennials. Mine are in pots but ground is good too. 
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