It's in constant shade at one end of the patch because it's overshadowed by a house and a tree - the top end of the patch is semi shade. The soil is always really wet and thick clay no matter what time of year it's never dry :0(
Ferns will do well - Japanese Holly Ferns are evergreen and have lovely foliage. Latin name is Crytomium falcatum, there is a giant version which would make a specimen plant.
Hi I'm new here. I've read all these suggestions but they seem to be all plants most of which I have, which really pleases me as I'm a proper amauter who has had her head in lots of gardening books for a couple of months! I'm looking for some privacy over decking which has a swimming pool on in the summer, so I'm looking for a fast growing tree in waterlogged ground most of the time especially winter which hopefully won't fall it's leaves / flowers in the pool? Any help would be great thanks
Heavy clay here and in my shady area I have these growing well without improving the soil much, just a bit of compost dug in here and there: Red Dragon Persicaria and another Bistort that's spreading very happily, some various Lamium, Elecampane, lots of ferns, Meadowsweet, Ophiopogan Nigrescens, Hellebores, Wild garlic bulbs, creeping jenny, and Ajugas. Hope that helps
I have some very hardy geraniums growing in deep, damp shade. They have pink flowers, strongly scented leaves which don't die down much in the winter.I've no idea what they're called, but someone else might know. They spread readily but are easy to pull out and the snails don't eat them.
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Are you sure the area is damp and shade all year? I have damp shade half the year then the other it gets a good dose of sun and can get very dry.
It makes a difference to plants.
It's in constant shade at one end of the patch because it's overshadowed by a house and a tree - the top end of the patch is semi shade. The soil is always really wet and thick clay no matter what time of year it's never dry :0(
Ferns will do well - Japanese Holly Ferns are evergreen and have lovely foliage. Latin name is Crytomium falcatum, there is a giant version which would make a specimen plant.
Mahonia and Japanese Anemone also do well.
Heavy clay here and in my shady area I have these growing well without improving the soil much, just a bit of compost dug in here and there: Red Dragon Persicaria and another Bistort that's spreading very happily, some various Lamium, Elecampane, lots of ferns, Meadowsweet, Ophiopogan Nigrescens, Hellebores, Wild garlic bulbs, creeping jenny, and Ajugas. Hope that helps
I have some very hardy geraniums growing in deep, damp shade. They have pink flowers, strongly scented leaves which don't die down much in the winter.I've no idea what they're called, but someone else might know. They spread readily but are easy to pull out and the snails don't eat them.