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north facing wall
Treesrgreen55
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Have created a corner bed twixt garage and house walls, north facing. Can anyone suggest any plants I could put there please?
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http://www.rhsplants.co.uk/plants/_/climbers/clematis/hydrangea-anomala-subsp-petiolaris/itemno.RH30000456/
Hydrangea petiolaris is a good one for a North wall.
Ferns and hostas go well in shade
In the sticks near Peterborough
Also I think Heuchera? In the very shaded end of my garden, Corydalis (yellow) flowers all summer, there is a blue version, but it seems to be far less vigorous. Foxgloves. Vinca as ground cover.
The climbing hydrangea will love it there. Not sure how much room you have but there are loads of plants which will be happy there. Gaultheria ( was Pernettya) evergreen and lovey berries in white or pale pink. Polemonium (Jacob's ladder) blue or white flowering perennial, Dicentra (Bleeding Heart) pink or white flowering perennial, Astrantia- lots pink shades and also white flowering perennial, Polygonatum (Solomon's Seal) white flowering arching stems, perennial. Japanese Anemones - pink or white flowering perennial for later in the year. Hydrangeas - all sorts and colours - pink, blue and white flowering. The pink and blueones are often determined by different soil ph so you might want to check that, but the white ones are best for lighting up a shady corner. For evergreens, Fatsia japonoica has big architectural leaves, and I have just planted an Osmanthus on a north facing bed which is growing well. It has small white scented flowers so I'm looking forward to those!
Loads of low growing stuff will be happy there too. Primulas, the prostrate Gaultheria, Tiarellas, and lots of bulbs like wood anemones (Anemone nemerosa) and snowdrops.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thankyou all, its been very enlightening as I'm a novice. Would love to put everything in but will pick a range to give good colour. Will come back for more advice on the rest of my garden.
People often think shade is a problem but there are loads of lovely plants which will grow in shade to give year round interest. There's dry shade and damp shade so take that into consideration too - some plants won't thrive in one but will in the other, and if it's very dark, paler colours light it up better than bright/deep shades.
PS - Euonymous is another useful evergreen which grows well in shade. Variegated foliage - green/gold or green/cream. Easy to obtain and grow.
Good luck with it. Keep us all updated with pix as you go along.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...