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shady bed
gillylal
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This is a damp, sandy bed measuring about 8' x 10', surrounded and shaded by a 6' laurel hedge to the south, sheds to east and west and with a steep bank to the north. We'd like to see it full of large evergreen shrubs with some colour, at least in the summer, and would be grateful for planting advice.
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That bed sounds very shaded indeed so you may struggle to find many shrubs that will thrive but this is what the RHS has to advise on planting for shady beds - some bulbs, some ground cover and some shrubs - https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=100
Al quite low maintenance plants but I would advise you dig in plenty of well rotted manure and garden compost to improve moisture retention and fertility before you plant anything then a mulch of chipped bark when it's all planted and watered in.
Thank you so much - very helpful.