Flower corner in the shade

Flower corner in the shade Flowers in a shady corner of the garden, you can!  Learn to analyze the situation and plant accordingly.

 Gardeners often prefer sunny corner ... They pose yet more trouble than the shaded areas, which does not lack charm as long as you plant the plants adapted.
 In the dim light to deep shade, there are ways to take advantage of these places and make some interesting play of shadow and light. 

There is shade and shadow

 Permanent shadow 

 This is a situation not easy.  This is the one we encounter, for example, at the foot of a wall to the north.  The soil often remains wet even in summer.

This will be the location of choice for winter flowers: hellebore , camellia, jasmine winter or mahonia flourish happily.  Also think of the witch hazel : its growth is slow, but it’s early blooming and fragrant forget this little defect.

You will also be planting ferns (who appreciate the humidity), as well as spectacular digital (Digitalis purpurea).  Need a ground cover?  The creeping bugle (Ajuga reptans) is covered in summer with pretty blue flowers arranged in spikes.
Small hardy cyclamen, whose bulbs are planted in the fall, will train with the years of wonderful carpet from red to white. 

 Cold Station 

 If your garden soil is heavy and sticky (high clay), it is probably wise to lighten it a bit in the corners in the shade, so that it does not permanently waterlogged in winter what would constitute a significant threat to the fragile plants. 

At the foot of a hedge 

 Rosa rugosa is robust enough to withstand these conditions: this rose will delight you with its generous summer flowering pink or white.  Combine it with a foot plant also resistant: the perennial geranium (Geranium true), which will form a nice carpet. 

Other supporters of lower flowers dry land put up with this site: columbine, sweet woodruff, periwinkle ...  Consider using spring bulbs (crocus, daffodils, tulips ...) and the rhizomatous ( iris , lily of the valley ).

Under a tree

The same goes for the trees: it is rare that a little sun does not shine them up a part of the day.  However, as a hedge of shrubs, roots (which spread as far as its branches) deplete water and soil resources.  So you need to choose plants with shallow roots, which bloom at a time when the tree has not yet fully foliage.
•  Among small: Naples cyclamen, primroses, violets ...
•  Average: euphorbia , hostas ... 

If there is enough space and suitable soil, land use shrubs acid: Azalea , Pieris , Rhododendron , whose flowers are beautiful in a wide range of tones.

For a graphic and dramatic effect, choose the acanthus . Its broad leaves are beautiful glazed and cut, and it flowers all summer with great majesty.

Planting under a tree  

At planting, dig carefully to avoid injuring the roots of the host tree.
Ground cover; please try the ivy, whose foliage offers an incredible variety of shapes and colors.

The shadow changes throughout the day, and varies with the seasons. It is belted garden walls or fences, where the low sun of winter darkness imposes a prolonged, while they enjoy in the summer of sunshine respectable.  This area is difficult because of the hedge shrubs cast a deep shadow, while the soil dry out there drawing a large share of nutrients.