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A rich, varied garden is the pride of any owner! But when the garden grows, the gardener is faced with the problem of what to plant in the shade of the trees. And buildings can significantly shade the site. Almost every summer resident eventually has a question: what plants can be planted in the shade? And there are not so few design options for shady corners.

What to plant in the shade - a list of shade-tolerant perennials

It’s hard to imagine a house or summer cottage without a garden, because having free territory, how can you deny yourself the pleasure of growing vitamin-rich fruits and berries. Along with the growth and development of trees, there are fewer and fewer sunny and light areas in the yard.

In addition to fruit and berry crops, shade is created by ornamental shrubs planted to decorate the area, unexpectedly large trees with a lush crown, growing wild behind a fence or among neighbors, as well as the walls of buildings and blank fences.

It's time to remember that there is a large category of perennial shade-tolerant and shade-loving plants that grow well not only in partial shade, but also in full. So why not decorate empty and boring shady areas with luxurious flower beds, lovely lawns, or create a recreation area with pleasant landscaping in the cool shade?

We determine the degree of shady area, assess the difficulties

First, you need to assess the degree of shading of the area, pay attention to soil moisture, and also think about what difficulties may arise when planting, for example, drafts and tree roots located near the surface.

1. Combinations of building walls and high fences, dense plantings of trees and shrubs create significant shadow. These are really dark areas where it is difficult to get through during the day. daylight, not to mention the sun's rays.
2. The crowns of mature trees and shrubs, light hedges provide diffuse shadow. Such areas are partially illuminated during the day.

What problems may arise when decorating shady areas of the garden?

Critical Shadow

Often on sites there are places that represent a kind of blind corner, for example, on one side there is a wall of a building, on the other there is a blind fence, and on top it is shaded by tree branches. Such an area can hardly be decorated with plants, but it’s easy to arrange it as a place to relax! A paved or mulched area, a table, a bench or a sun lounger in such a place is a pretty good idea for relaxing in the summer heat.

Tree roots located near the soil surface

It is almost impossible to dig up such a place. Covering with a layer of soil is not the best idea; the roots will grow on new level, and if the embankment is too large, trees may die due to oxygen deficiency. Therefore, in such a place you should abandon flower beds; it is better to decorate the area with ground cover plants and containers with flowers.

Low tree branches

Of course, there can be no talk of a flower garden if the branches are located at a distance of half a meter from the surface of the earth. When there is no opportunity or desire to remove the lower branches, but you want to decorate the place, then this can be done with mulch, which will give two advantages - a neat, well-groomed appearance, and the absence of weeds. The mulch layer should be no more than 5–10 cm, otherwise it can harm the trees.

Features of arranging a shady garden

Taking into account the fact that perennials are best suited for decorating a shady area, you should approach the choice of plants with special responsibility, and it is better to plan a flower garden - draw examples of successful flower beds, dream up and imagine how they will look in the future.

When choosing a place for plants in a shady garden, be sure to remember that they are divided into two types - shade-tolerant and shade-loving, some require almost no sunlight, while others need it at least partially. For significant shade, particularly unpretentious species should be selected. Plants are drought-resistant and moisture-loving; dry shade is suitable for the former, and places with well-moistened soil are suitable for the latter.

It is advisable to immediately decide on the location of paths, garden fences, figurines and other decorative elements for the garden, and also take care that the planted flower beds are not damaged during harvesting. Think carefully about their location and provide the opportunity to approach the tree and install a stepladder.

Perennials for the shade garden

So, you have done a little diagnostics of the site and studied some of its features from the point of view of ease of garden care. Now let's figure out what plants can be planted in the shade.

• Aquilegia. It blooms extremely rarely in significant shade; partial shade with well-moistened soil is more suitable.
  
• Aconite. Loves humid environment and tolerates shade well, but it is better not to plant under the dense crown of trees.
• Astilbe. A shade-tolerant, moisture-loving plant, however, good, dense flowering can only be expected when exposed to sunlight.
  
• Badan. In conditions of significant shade it grows profusely, but blooms poorly and loves moisture.
  
• Periwinkle. Ground cover plant with silvery foliage and blue flowers will perfectly decorate a shady garden with an incredibly beautiful carpet under the treetops.
• Brunner. Absolutely unpretentious plant with broad foliage, flowers similar to forget-me-nots.
  
• Buzulnik. Unpretentious and incredibly beautiful with its large leaves.
• Monetary loosestrife. An early flowering ground cover plant, adapts well to sparse shade from trees.
  
• Volzhanka. An unpretentious, large and beautifully flowering plant. There are miniature species (~25 cm).
  
• Heuchera. Does not like drafts and complete shade; sunlight is needed at least two hours a day. In waterlogged soil, the plant will die.
  
• Garden geranium. Beautiful perennial, grows well in dense shade, but it is better to plant in partial shade, it loves moisture.
  
• Dicentra. All varieties grow well in partial shade and shade, and are moisture-loving.
• Elecampane. An unpretentious plant.
• Doronicum. In early spring, while the buds on the fruit trees have not yet blossomed, you will be pleased with pleasant flowers.
  
• Darmera thyroid. An unpretentious decorative foliage plant.
• Tenacious. Suitable for dry partial shade and shade.
  
• Bell. Suitable for a shady garden: medium to tall varieties.
• Swimsuit (European, yellow, Siberian and orange). Yellow is the most shade-tolerant and demanding of moisture.
• Bought. Unpretentious tall plant.
  
• Lily of the valley. Grows well even in full shade.
• Wild strawberry. Loves moist shade and partial shade.
  
• Day-lily. For shade, you can choose an early flowering one. yellow variety and late blooming orange. In partial shade it will bloom well, but in significant shade the bush will become too sparse.
  
• Lupine. Can be planted in partial shade.
• Lungwort. Tolerates any shade well and loves moisture.
  
• Hellebore. Just like the previous plant, it blooms in early spring, so it can be planted under fruit trees.
  
• Peppermint. Grows well in diffuse shade and grows strongly.
• Sedum runner. It grows quickly and thrives in partial shade.
• Fern. Any species tolerates any shade well and loves moisture. This is exactly what can be safely planted in the shade behind the house.
  
• Liverwort. An early flowering plant that tolerates shade from trees well.
  
• Ivy. All varieties are absolutely unpretentious.
  
• Primroses. Almost all varieties and species grow well in partial shade. It blooms in spring, so can be planted under tree canopies. Primroses are often planted in full shade, but they will not bloom well in such conditions.
  
• Rogersia concochestanifolia. A chic, unpretentious plant with large foliage and beautiful flowering.
  
• Cyanosis. An unpretentious plant that is often unjustifiably neglected by gardeners.
• Common moth. Green and variegated leaves are suitable for shady areas.
  
• Spiraea. A shade-tolerant herbaceous perennial, it can be planted in the background of flower beds.
  
• Tiarella. The plant can be planted in deep shade and is drought-resistant.
  
• Fragrant violet. It is better to choose a white-flowered variety, violet with blue flower quickly turns into a weed, the plant tolerates any shade well.
  
• Hosta. Almost all varieties grow well in any shade, except for species with white and yellow stripes on the foliage - they need at least partial sunlight. Loves moisture.
  
• Speckled lily. A low and unpretentious flowering plant.

Daffodils and small-bulbed plants such as crocuses, scilla, snowdrop, spring whiteflower, chionodoxa and others grow well in the shade - they manage to bloom before the buds of fruit trees bloom.

Design options for shady areas

Flower beds

Taking into account the diversity of plants in size, height, flowering period and decorative value, creating flower beds becomes a pleasant, creative activity with a lot of various options. You can create a combined composition where the plants will bloom one after another or make a flower garden in which the main ones will not be flowering varieties, but with beautiful and colorful foliage. Imagine!

You can decorate and edge flower beds with small mounds of small pebbles, colored wood chips, mulch or decorative low fences, and sow around lawn grass and pave the paths.

Rock garden

Why not? Stones can be placed among flower beds, used as edging, or large specimens can be installed in different parts of the garden, decorated with smaller stones, and to prevent them from looking boring, unobtrusive grass perennials or ferns can be planted nearby.

Relaxation area and decorative elements

It is not at all necessary to create a place for leisure time in a shady garden. complex structures, a small table with a bench, a hammock or a simple small bench near a flowerbed will be enough. Would be useful garden figures and paths various types, flowers in pots, etc. The main thing is that the territory allows it.

Design of tree trunk circles

You can decorate the tree trunk area under three conditions: the tree must be mature and without surface roots; plants should not be planted too close to the tree trunk. For big trees with a lush crown and low-lying branches, it is necessary to select drought-resistant plants or plant early flowering species.

Well, some shade-tolerant vegetables and herbs can be added to the garden. For example, we often plant tomatoes to protect apple and pear trees from the codling moth. There are quite a few plants that can protect fruit trees from pests, for example, nasturtium will protect apple and cherry trees from apple worm and blood aphids, and daisies and marigolds will protect from aphids and nematodes. Lilies of the valley are a preventive measure against coccomycosis in stone fruits.

We study such properties of plants in practice and describe them on the pages of our website “ECOgarden for everyone”, because it’s so cool to use natural phytoncides to protect plants without resorting to chemicals.

There are many variations in the design of tree-trunk flower beds; they can be ordinary or multi-level; asymmetry and flower beds in the shape of a semicircle are welcome, especially if the trees grow along the wall.

A desolate area located in the shade can be turned into a fabulous, incredible a nice place. Use these tips and you will not have any questions about what to plant in the shade on your site.

Even the most well-organized garden plot has areas where shade forms most of the day - a place near the fence of the dacha, an area under a spreading tree, behind the house. These areas are considered by many to be unsuitable for growing fruit trees and shrubs. And in vain: there are many plants that themselves do not like long and bright sun. There are also those that, with proper care, can tolerate some shade.

It's time to figure out how to correctly select shade-loving fruit trees and shrubs for the garden. How to use every meter of dacha or garden plot.

Shade-tolerant and shade-loving - what are their differences?

We will talk about fruit trees and shrubs that grow well and bear fruit in the shade. Theoretically, any plant can be placed in the shade and it will be able to survive. But not everyone will be able to get good and bountiful harvest. After all, plants, like people, are different: some people can sunbathe in the sun, while others get too much of a tan in the shade of trees.

Fruit trees and shrubs in the shade

Before choosing which fruit trees and shrubs can be planted in the shade, it is recommended to find out which of them are shade-loving and which are shade-tolerant.

• Shade-loving plants are those that do not need rays of bright light; on the contrary, they need poorly lit places.
• Shade-tolerant plants are able to grow well where there is sun, but can also tolerate shade. At the same time, if shade-tolerant fruit trees are planted in a very dark place, they will not bear fruit, although they may bloom.

Shade-tolerant crops are usually called scioheliophytes, and shade-loving ones are sciophytes. There are much fewer of the latter in nature than those who love the sun or are considered shade-tolerant.

Many gardeners mistakenly believe that their plot is unsuitable for cultivation. nice garden, because it contains many “unfortunate” places from the point of view of illumination. In fact, there is usually not much true and deep shadow. In the worst case, there is an area where the light beam does not reach at all. This, for example, could be a path limited on one side by a fence and on the other by a dacha wall. This is really the worst place for planting, but if there is no other place, then it can be used wisely by planting, say, a tall cherry or cherry plum there. Eventually they will grow and begin to reach the sun.

Podbelskaya cherry (high-growing)

Special literature defines partial shade as the presence of direct sun rays for three hours in the mornings and evenings, when in the middle of the day the area is without direct sunlight. Or when the area is well lit all day, but does not receive direct sun.

On a note. Shadow is when only three hours of the day the area is illuminated, and the rest of the time the illumination is very limited.

There is also the concept of sparse shadow - the sun constantly penetrates here little by little, but only through the foliage of the trees. All this can be classified as shaded places. In principle, plants can grow anywhere, it is important to choose where and which one. Without taking into account the characteristics of a particular plant (its shade tolerance), without creating conditions for its development, you can get the following sad results:

• the fruits will be tasteless or not set at all;
• the fruits will begin to ripen with a shift to the edges of the crown;
• fruit branches die off;
• the leaves become lighter, the wood does not mature well and does not undergo hardening.

As a result, the young tree is damaged in frosts and suffers. And a fruit seedling that finds itself in strong shade in the first years of its life will completely wither away.

To avoid all this, you should carefully study which plants can and should not be planted in places that are not too bright.

Which fruit trees love shade?

Most fruit trees are light-loving. However, there are also those who feel quite normal in the shadows.

Let's call them:

• cherry - it can be planted in the most secluded places in the garden, because it tolerates shade and even denseness;
• cherry plum - although considered a southern tree, it is quite tolerant of the lack of direct light, unpretentious and productive;
• plum - blue varieties of plums are suitable for growing in partial shade, but yellow varieties suffer from lack of sun and therefore will not produce a good harvest;
• apple tree - except for lowlands, it tolerates any planting site, including shady ones.

What shrubs can be planted in the shade in the garden

The choice of shade-tolerant shrubs is more varied than that of fruit trees. However, you can’t leave them completely without lighting. So, with excessive shading, a crop such as raspberries weakens. As for currants, which are traditionally planted in the most inconvenient places, red currants tolerate shading worse than black currants. At the same time, when planting a red currant variety, you should take into account that good overhead lighting is a must, but it can cope better with the lack of side light.

The following perennial bushes can be planted in shaded areas at the dacha:

• different varieties of currants - red, black, white;
• blackberries;
• raspberries;
• black elderberry;
• common hazel;
• dogwood and male dogwood;
• viburnum;
• barberry;
• honeysuckle.

Important! Not all of them are equally easy to take root in serious shade. Most tolerate shading, but cannot tolerate a deep lack of sun.

Therefore, there is no need to specifically shade them. These fruits and berries do not exactly adore the shade, but are ready to endure it. In any case, berry bushes with sweet fruits ripen well only with sufficient lighting.

Barberry

You can focus on how closely the selected shrub resembles its wild, forest comrades. Exactly characteristic of forest communities garden plants They grow easier than others and bear fruit well in shade. An example would be blackberries, alpine currants, varieties of barberry, and viburnum. Serviceberry and blue honeysuckle show themselves well - all those plants that in nature are accustomed to living and developing in the lowest tier of the forest. And the best representatives in terms of endurance are chokeberry, also known as chokeberry, and hazel.

How to grow trees and shrubs in the shade

Plants that can survive and bear fruit in the shade are fighters in themselves. They are ready to withstand stress and not the most convenient growing conditions. But if raspberries planted along the north side of the house are capable of producing fairly large and juicy berries, then the same cannot be said about some others.

For example, white and red currants are, in principle, sunnier berries than blackberries and raspberries, and therefore they develop well in the sun and can wither without serious support in the shade. Therefore, if necessary, it can be planted in shaded areas, it will cope. However, currants, like a number of other shade-tolerant plants, will have to be helped.

On a note. That life in the shadows is a constant struggle for light, warmth, for existence. And in this struggle the plant may even die.

What affects the survival of plants in the shade?

1. First of all, they should not suffer from lack of moisture. Like other plants, shade-loving plants require the required amount of water; the soil should not be allowed to dry out, which can easily happen in the heat even on the northern shady side of the house. Moisture is especially necessary late spring, with the onset of hot weather.
2. All shade plants must be fed. They are very dependent on feeding. Many people strive to feed the plantings nitrogen fertilizers. This is where moderation and accuracy are needed: if there is a lack of sunlight, nitrogen must be given carefully, without excess. Otherwise, there is a danger that the plant will stretch out or become thickened.

Many novice gardeners are interested in what the soil should be like before planting a shade plant? Naturally, in this case, plants are even more demanding on the composition of the soil than under normal conditions. Therefore, when planting even such a completely unpretentious shrub as an ordinary garden viburnum, you need to see what kind of soil is optimal for it. In this case, viburnum needs a slightly acidic environment or neutral soil. At the same time, on poor, infertile soil or on peat soil, it will grow poorly and will not bloom.

Garden viburnum

Important! Before planting any plant or tree in the shade, soil compatibility should be checked. In shady conditions, the wrong choice can become an aggravating factor, leading to the death of the plant.

When planting, you need to prepare the soil in advance. A feature of most plants that can grow in the shade is the abundance of surface roots. This means that the soil should not be heavy. On the contrary, the looser, lighter, more airy the top layer of soil is, the easier it will be for the plant to take root, the easier it will be for it to live in such difficult conditions. Loose soil will provide the surface roots of plants with better moisture absorption.

Note! At the same time, it is absolutely unacceptable for shady soil to be constantly waterlogged. High humidity, and also associated with plant density or overly compacted planting, can lead to diseases. Thus, both of these factors - the abundance of water and dense plantings - very often provoke the occurrence of garden diseases and pest damage.

As can be concluded from this article, you should not worry or be upset, believing that summer cottage a little open sunny places. Even shady and poorly lit places can be used wisely, with creative approach and benefit. Moreover, there are a sufficient number of the most different plants, adapted for growing in partial shade and shade.

These plants, of course, will not surprise you with their yield, but they will produce a certain amount of fruit. They will also bring aesthetic pleasure to the gardener. Of course, with the correct agricultural technology for cultivating crops and their proper distribution on the site and relative to each other.

In the gardens of any cottage or house there is no certain amount of sunlight. It happens that the entire garden or vegetable garden is in the shade or vice versa - in the sun. Shade in the garden can be created by large fruit trees - apple trees, pears, plums, vineyards, etc. They mainly create shade in the lower tier. And any gardener wants beautiful greenery to grow in these places, but practically nothing grows there.

In such cases, only shade-loving flowers or plants, be they perennial or annual, can help out. They can germinate even in places with little sunlight.

Shade-tolerant flowers and garden plants are those that also love sunny color, but they only need it for about six hours in the first or second half of the day. But you can’t expect long-term flowering.

Shade-loving plants love grow in secluded corners , where the sun is practically absent. They differ from other plants in their rich green leaves.

There are many varieties of shade-loving flowers that can be safely planted in a shady area of ​​the garden or vegetable garden. In hot weather, it will be very pleasant to relax in the shade, where shade-loving flowers have bloomed.

For nature, any weather is a manifestation of love for the earth, which is why there are many flowers, including shade-loving and shade-tolerant ones. Thanks to these flowers, the garden area can be decorated under any tree, near the house on the north side or under the crown of a large tree.

Shade-loving flowers - types

Several types popular shade-loving flowers for garden:

• oak anemone (anemone) - “harbinger of spring.” It blooms for 20 days - from April to the end of May (depending on how it is planted in the ground);
• lily of the valley (goes well when planted with anemones);
• large astrantia is a perennial plant (its height varies from 40 cm to 1 m, flower up to 5 cm);
• crested hollow - flowering occurs from the beginning of spring;
• dicentra - reach up to 1 m in height, flowering begins in May and ends in early June;
• foxglove is a biennial flower, beautiful from June to August, the height of the plant reaches one and a half meters;
• geranium (geranium blooms from one to one and a half months);
• liverwort is a low plant (from 5 cm to 15 cm), its flowering shape resembles a human liver, hence the name;
• hosta is a long-liver in the garden, can grow up to 25 years, grows slowly, and blooms in August;
• fern.

They also bloom well and last for a long time in any shade. all primroses grow. They can be sown immediately under the tree, and if there are seedlings, bushes can be planted immediately.

They love the shadow of the violet. Violet is a short, fragrant flower that blooms twice a year (April-May) and in the fall.

Shade-tolerant beauty - purchased(fragrant, graceful) is a very rare plant in our gardens and vegetable gardens, but she didn’t deserve it. This is very beautiful flower, which blooms in the first half of summer with white bells. And no flower can interrupt its scent. Its advantage: it can grow and reproduce in complete shade. Reproduction occurs by seeds or roots. Moisture-loving plant. Propagated in spring by root cuttings. As soon as the flower fades - aboveground part dies.

Astilbe is suitable for shady corners. It blooms in small inflorescences first and until the end of summer different colors - cream, white, pink and all red shades. A moisture-loving plant, it requires abundant watering in dry weather. In winter, the stems are cut off and the roots are covered with dry leaves. Its growth buds are located close to the soil surface, and therefore it should be protected from frost.

Daylilies and hemerocalis can withstand a little shade. They love fertile soil and moisture. Currently, hybrids have been bred with their multi-colored- from white to almost black.

Annual shade-tolerant plants

Among the annual shade-loving plants that feel fully functional are fragrant tobacco, nasturtium, and lobelia.

Greens and herbs

1. Fern. The most shade-tolerant plant. More than 50 species of this species grow on the territory of Russia. the oldest plant. They grew back in the time of dinosaurs. In the garden, gardeners usually use the common fern, whose feather-like leaves can reach up to 1.5 m in height. They do not tolerate drought, so they should be watered more often.
2. Shade-tolerant vines. This is actinidia - kolomikta, Chinese magnolia vine. They always have good flowering, even in great shade. Also very popular among gardeners is maiden grapes (triostrum and five-leaf ornamental crops). An excellent climbing annual plant is impomea, which has large bell-shaped flowers of different colors.

Conifers and shrubs

A lot of shrubs, including conifers, are adapted to the lack of sun. The most popular of this type are rhododendrons. IN wildlife they grow on forest edges. In the shade you can plant a creeping form of evergreen boxwood - they will add shine to the shade. Mahonia holly will look very beautiful in the shade and will bloom beautifully and bear fruit with blue berries.

Does well in the shade hydrangea. This the most luxurious shrub, which can spend the winter with us.

Does very well with northern exposure yew berry. Its color ranges from yellow to almost black. There are quite a few varieties of this plant, even some that do not grow large.

There are still many shade-tolerant coniferous plants- This larch, fir and a huge number of juniper varieties.

When fruit trees grow large in the garden, you should not neglect flowers and shrubs. Nowadays there are quite a lot of them: shade-loving and shade-tolerant. And this is simply salvation from dull desolation. And you should never bury your dream of flowering flower beds.

Shade-loving flowers for gardens

Already in early spring, we begin to think about the layout of our garden, distributing the plants that we will plant in different corners of our summer cottage. As a rule, most people are faced with the problem of choosing a plant for planting in shady places that they really want to decorate. beautiful flowers or bushes, because such areas are often left empty and unkempt.

What to plant in a shady place or which plants are shade-tolerant

A shady place is considered to be an area where sunlight reaches no more than 3 hours a day, and the rest of the time there is deep shadow.

Every garden has shaded areas; these can be on northern or western slopes, near a fence or between large trees.

In fact, the shady places in the garden are the best places, because, as a rule, this is where your favorite bench is located to relax on a hot summer day. However, not every plant will be able to withstand the shade, grow successfully and delight the eye with its flowering.

Shade-loving plants include those plants that, no matter how strange it may sound, cannot tolerate sunlight at all or suffer from its excess. They typically have bright, lush, green foliage.

All shade-loving and shade-tolerant plants can be divided into 2 varieties: decorative deciduous and flowering.

• To the shade-loving flowers and flowering bushes include the following: weigela, matthiola two-horned, daisy, forget-me-not, rudbeckia, fragrant tobacco, astilbe, brunnera, lungwort, hydrangea (large-leaved, tree-like, serrated), heuchera, honeysuckle, hawthorn, bergenia, Rogersia, arizema, basilisk, Volzhanka, aquilegia, dicentra, aconite, tenacious (ayuga), lily of the valley, cuff, astrantia, kupena, black cohosh, buzulnik.
• To the shade-loving decorative deciduous bushes includes hosta, fern, astilboides, euonymus, Thunberg barberry, privet.

Advice! When you arrange plants in a shady area, do not plant only monocultures; shade-loving perennials and annuals look great in close proximity.

Popular shade-loving shrubs

Ideal among shrubs for shady places barberry thunberg. In deep shade you will hardly get the bright yellow and red colors and it will most likely just be a uniform green color, but it is still a very noticeable shade tolerant plant.

Another small and shade-tolerant shrub is euonymus. Its variegated and low form looks very good in the garden.

Under the shade of trees, a low bush will be quite noticeable privet. His lemon color leaves seem to illuminate a shady place.

If you want to plant a taller shrub in a shady corner of your garden, and even with healthy berries, then it is best suited for these purposes hawthorn.

And if you need a beautiful flowering shrub, then this is suitable for this weigela. However, different varieties differently belong to the shade - some are more shade-tolerant, some are less.

It will look very decorative in a shady corner cotoneaster. It has beautiful dark green leathery and shiny leaves. Again, the varieties differ markedly in shade tolerance.

Imagine how pleasant it will be to sit in a gazebo that is entwined with honeysuckle with its magnificent flowers.

By the way, decorative Viburnum Buldenezh (Snow Globe) also shade-tolerant.

Popular annual and perennial shade-tolerant flowers

Favorites among the flowers for a shady garden will be matthiola bicorne, forget-me-not, rudbeckia, and fragrant tobacco.

Fragrant tobacco

If we talk about seasonal and annual shade-loving plants, then under the trees, where there is a lot of shade, in the spring you can safely plant , , and , because they will bloom in all their glory long before the leaves appear on the trees.

Brief descriptions of the most popular shade-tolerant and shade-loving perennial plants: shrubs and flowers

Khosta

According to many gardeners, hosta is simply the queen of the shady garden. It has a wide variety of leaf colors, ranging from bluish to yellow-green, and there are even leaves with a white edge.

It is very appropriate to combine hosta with a wide variety of fern varieties, planting them in the shade of the house, where everything is in order with humidity (it is high).

Video: care and cultivation of shade-loving hosts

Astilbe

This is a fancy plant that thrives in shade and thrives in moist soil.

Video: growing and caring for shade-loving astilbe

Astilboides

The most striking feature of this plant is its original large leaves. Its leaves can reach from 80 to 100 centimeters in diameter.

Another one distinguishing feature astilboides is that its stalk is attached in an unusual way: it grows directly from the middle of the leaf. In other words, it turns out to be an umbrella on a leg.

This luxurious and spectacular plant loves to grow near swampy rivers, it is at its best Suitable for decorating artificial ponds.

Buzulnik

There are a lot of varieties of buzulniks. Those that grow in natural natural conditions, dark green leaves and irresistible inflorescences yellow color.

Artificially bred buzulniks often have dark brown, even burgundy foliage and unusual daisy-like yellow flower stalks that can last for a whole month.

Badan

This is a completely unique plant, ideal for planting in the shade. It goes into winter in a green state and after winter again appears green to the eye. The fact is that under the snow, bergenia does not shed its leaves and does not die, but remains green all the time.

The flowers of this plant are simple and modest, but very cute.

Another interesting properties bergenia is that its old leaves, which turn dark or brown, have special healing properties. In Tibet, they are brewed as a rejuvenating tea.

Video: unpretentious and shade-tolerant bergenia

Brunner (Forget-me-not)

Indispensable for decorating a small shady area.

Besides beautiful leaves impressive coloring (variegated and green with silvery cobwebs), it also blooms angelically charmingly - with little blue forget-me-nots.

You can look at her for hours, she is so airy and beautiful. It's simply impossible to take your eyes off!

Video: planting and caring for the shade-loving plant Brunnera macrophylla

Volzhanka (Arunkus)

It tolerates partial shade remarkably well, but blooms a little less profusely in deep shade. And yet the unassuming Volzhanka blooms its inflorescences again and again!

Video: unpretentious Volzhanka for planting and flowering in the shade

Heuchera

Heuchera looks absolutely wonderful, which is why it has won the hearts of many gardeners. The number of leaf colors is surprisingly rich: from lilac-steel to bright red and green.

The sizes are also quite varied: from miniature forms to quite tall specimens.

This is an absolutely unpretentious plant that does not require special attention, grows well and does not lose its decorative effect from May to October.

In addition, heuchera is very winter-hardy and tolerates the first autumn frosts well, going under the snow with leaves covered with frost.

And in the month of May, heucheras take off very quickly and gain their color due to the amazingly beautiful foliage.

It blooms amazingly beautifully, the flower stalks rise quite high above the plant and last quite a long time.

In the recent past, botanists crossed Heuchera and Tiarella and got new variety heucherella. The plant has become even more resistant to maintaining color, and the color range has become much wider.

Video: everything about growing shade-loving heuchera

Dicentra (Broken Heart)

It can grow both in open and sunny areas and in shaded areas. However, in the sun, the buds bloom and fade early, and the flower stalks are not particularly large or splendid. In shady places, the color develops more slowly, but the flowers are brighter, larger and give pleasure with their wonderful appearance until July-August. Therefore, it would be good to plant the dicentra, for example, closer to the gazebo or house, the shadow from which will fall on the plant most of the day.

It will look good near the fence.

Video: how to grow dicentra or broken heart in a shady garden

Black cohosh (Cohosh)

Its name, of course, is not entirely euphonious, but the foliage is so delicate and pretty that when you see it, you will most likely just fall in love.

At the end of summer, it usually throws out a peduncle - a long panicle with silvery flowers. The spectacle is impressive! It is simply impossible to pass by without stopping.

Another important advantage of this shade-tolerant perennial is the fact that it can grow in the same place for quite a long time.

Kupena

In our summer cottages, this flower is not widespread, but nevertheless it is a very friendly plant, which, like no other, is suitable for the shady side of a summer cottage.

Its coloring can vary from dark green to variegated, when the edge of the green leaf is bordered by white stripes.

Delicate white and pink flowers all over the stem, somewhat similar to a lily of the valley - this is a very pleasant sight.

The plant grows quite quickly, so if you need to fill the shady space under fruit trees or plant it in the shade next to conifers, then the kupena deserves your attention.

Fern

Another king of shade is the fern. Of course, it doesn’t produce flowers, no matter how much we want and expect, but it has stunning foliage that comes in different colors, different sizes and forms. He lives best in a damp, shady corner.

We are accustomed to the fact that ferns are always dark green in color, but now varieties have been developed with a dark brown color, a lilac center and silvery edges of the leaves.

If you plant a fern in the shade of your garden house or in another shady place, then it will completely take all your attention and the attention of the guests of your garden.

Video: caring for ferns and growing them in the shade under the canopy of trees

Rogersia

Many gardeners call it the queen of the shady garden, which grows up to 1.5 meters in height.

Thanks to its magnificent large leaves, Rogersia is very picturesque throughout the season.

Fluffy and fragrant panicle inflorescences of white, pink or cream color bloom in early July and can bloom for more than a month.

Shaded area design idea! Plant tall and shade-loving plants such as buzulniks, black cohosh and ferns in the background, make the second tier of hostas, and heucheras and heucherellas on the bottom.

In your summer cottage, only shaded areas remain unplanted, and is it difficult for you to select suitable plant specimens to revive them? Use our tips and recommendations for landscaping, and then the whole mosaic of your garden will come together.

Video: what plants to plant in shady areas

Almost every summer cottage is divided into certain zones - well-lit and shaded. Areas of the site in the shade often remain empty and look inorganic, and therefore we decided that it would be quite relevant to study shade-tolerant plants for the garden.

To tell the truth, almost every second dacha has buildings or mature trees that cast a lot of shade on the young garden, vegetable garden and flower beds. But what to do with areas that receive no or minimal sunlight? What crops can be planted in country house

, under an old apple tree or on the side of a new car garage? These questions are answered by site specialists who have done painstaking work to select the necessary information, as well as study forums and collect a wide variety of opinions.

Today we will try to describe in more detail the plant growing zones, choose annual and perennial flowers, shrubs, berries and vegetables for shaded areas.

Such formation of zones and selection of plants for growing in the shade are especially relevant for owners of standard dachas of 6-9 acres, where, frankly, there is not enough space, and oh so much needs to be planted!

Determining site shading and choosing plants You should take a very serious approach to studying the area for planting crops and the time of its shading throughout the entire daylight hours . Many of us already know the agricultural technology of popular garden plants , and therefore it is not difficult to understand that not every one of them will be able to develop normally in complete shade. For the rest, you will need to choose areas with partial shading, where there is sun at least half the day.

Distribution of shade-tolerant crops throughout the garden

The problem of proper distribution of plants in a dacha is very serious, because in small areas it is very difficult to figure out where and what will grow, and how to plant correctly. Particular difficulties haunt newcomers who have just purchased a dacha and are deciding where exactly the vegetable garden, orchard, or flower garden will be.

Trees are often planted along the fence so as not to take up useful space in the dacha. But here you should choose the right side so that the shade from the trees does not take up large areas plot. They can be distributed evenly throughout the dacha, taking into account the distance requirements. In this way, it will be possible to create areas with partial shading and leave some areas with the greatest illumination for those plants that prefer maximum light.

Summer residents are also accustomed to planting shrubs along fences and fences, but here it is worth understanding that some of them will be in complete shade from the fence or trees planted earlier. Therefore, most the right decision There will be planting of berries or closer to the center of the summer cottage, for example, to divide the territory into certain zones.

Places for flowers and berries can be found everywhere, since we have long studied the technology vertical gardening And raised beds. Besides, there are always those little ones architectural forms, which involve growing flowers at higher elevations. You can also consider unique decorative flower beds, special garden sculptures, original pots in the country and other products, thanks to which the plants are provided with maximum the right conditions for growth and development.

Names of shade-loving plants

We are accustomed to seriously confuse these concepts, believing that both plants easily cope with dark areas in the country and tolerate conditions without sunlight. We recommend that you differentiate between concepts and, when purchasing a particular crop, be sure to study agricultural technology and the requirements for choosing a place to plant a plant in your dacha. Remember, shade can be stable throughout the day, partial (a certain part of the day due to the movement of the sun) or diffuse (sunlight through the branches and foliage of vigorous plants).

What plants to plant in shady areas (video)

Shade level and soil

It should be understood that for the development of plants, not only lighting conditions are necessary, but also certain soils and other conditions. Thus, in the dense shade cast by country buildings, dense plantings of shrubs or trees, they will feel good sedum, kupena, elecampane, heartleaf tiara, European hoofweed.

If you combine these dacha zones with well-moistened soil, then it is possible to plant black cohosh, primroses, hellebore, astilbe, and dark geranium.

In areas with scattered shade, for example under walnuts or old apple trees, it is quite possible to plant spring navelworm, fragrant woodruff, lupins, and daylilies. Some medicinal and fragrant plants

– peppermint, lemon balm, others.

You also need to know that not only soil moisture determines the possibility of some plants growing in shade, but also its composition. Thus, on sandstones and sandy loams in partial shade, rosemary, lily of the valley, periwinkle, violet, creeping tenacious and others feel normal.

Shrubs that can be planted in partial shade An interesting fact is that in the shadow orchard

or on the fences demarcating dacha plots you can often find shrubs that do not feel any negative effects from the shade. They grow and develop quite normally, without requiring special treatment.

But it is advisable to plant them in partial shade, diffuse shade, under trees, since the complete absence of sun seriously affects flowering. Partial shade is also suitable for hydrangeas; it will not harm viburnum or elderberry. Ivy can also be planted in the same areas, girl's grapes

, clematis.

Examples of flowers and ornamental plants in the shade

In this section we will present a small list of names of crops that normally relate to shaded areas, and some are even ready to live without sunlight.

Perennials Largest quantity plants, loving shadow

Badan, precisely among perennials. Thanks to the abundance of species, you can create not just single plantings, but entire tiered flower beds that will decorate the shady landscape.

prefers medium to dense shade. In such conditions, only flowering may suffer, but growth is going well. Early blooming daylily prefers partial shade, but in strong shade the flowering noticeably weakens. Modern varieties

Khosta It is better to plant daylilies in the sun.

Not only is he not afraid of the shadow, but he simply loves it. The only requirement is moist soil. feels good in shaded areas, but like most, prefers moist soil.

Astilbe Shade-tolerant, but prefer partial shade or partial shade.

For dicenters partial shade and shade with well-moistened soil - also the best place existence in the country.

Brunner- a cute and absolutely picky plant that will survive in any shade. But you should be careful with it, as Brunnera grows quickly.

Blooms beautifully in the scattered shade of a young garden doronicum.

Lily of the valley and cyanosis - practically classic plants for shade and partial shade in the country.

In addition to this list, lupine, leotard, fragrant violet, periwinkle, arizema, tiara, majestic chinstrap, ostrich, primrose and many others feel great in different shades.

Biennials

It's worth starting with pansies, by choosing different varieties of which and planting them in shaded places at different periods of the warm season, you can easily achieve flowering from spring to autumn.

Digitalis- a tall biennial plant that copes well with a lack of sun, but only if agricultural practices are followed.

If you need to plant something in full shade, remember forget-me-not, which by self-sowing will soon create a whole carpet of pretty flowers.

Annuals

It is quite difficult to choose from annuals, since there are not many lovers of shaded places here.

Balsam copes with partial shade, but suffers from a lack of flowering in full shade.

Sweet tobacco can be planted in diffused sunlight in a young garden.

Begonia everblooming Suitable for shaded flower beds and single plantings.

Bulbous

Almost all bulbs love sunlight, but there are some exceptions that develop normally in minimal light.

Most small-bulbous plants, which bloom in early spring, can grow in the shade of a garden or bushes. These are crocuses, scillas, white flowers, snowdrops.

Daffodils, which still bloom brightly and do not change the vertical position of the stem, are positive for shading.

All this applies to flowers and ornamental crops, for which you no longer need to look for some special place in your summer cottage. Hostas, ferns, periwinkles - in the shade and partial shade they will easily grow and show the expected result.

What flowers grow in the shade (video)

What vegetables can be grown in the shade?

There are shade-tolerant vegetables and other garden crops, and almost half of them are at the dacha. That is, you will not have any problems with growing food if you find them small area between bushes or in the partial shade of the garden.

In addition, there is always the problem of placing light-loving plants, which need to be in the sun for at least 5-7 hours every day. As an example, we can cite the most popular tomatoes in the country (although there are plenty of such plants). So, if there is no space at your dacha for all the light-loving plants, you can always use the materials from our website and arrange tall vegetable gardens in several tiers, come up with special designs from pipes or boxes, plant tomatoes in containers and pots, for example, creating a “heavy flower garden” in a similar way "on the trellis.

If there is enough space for such plants or you have already managed to place them, we still have many plants that can be planted in the shade.

By the way, it is better to approach this issue from the other side - when planning the planting of light-loving crops, start from shade-tolerant ones and, placing them in suitable places, fill the remaining sunny areas with light lovers!

So, vegetables that grow in the shade. With proper agricultural practices, you can expect a good harvest from these crops even with minimal solar lighting. Here is a short list of what you won’t need to spend a long time looking for a place on the territory of your dacha: beets and beans, lettuce, cauliflower and broccoli, onions, parsley, garlic and many others.

Garden crops in the shade (according to summer residents)

Regarding the following list... it is not recommendatory, but purely conditional, since in it we selected the opinions of summer residents who talk about the possibility of growing certain garden crops in places with a lack of sunlight. Here are just a few of the most interesting:

• Sorrel and garlic cope well with complete shading. Sometimes in such areas you can harvest a good harvest of carrots, but it is still better for this crop to sometimes be in the sun. In addition, upright beans and peas can be grown in the shade of trees; you can often even see cucumber plantings here;
• In regions with hot summers, tomatoes also grow well in partial shade. Of course, they need sunlight, but an excess of it does not always benefit tomatoes. In the shade of a young or even old garden, you can grow the entire line of green salads;
• Red currants grow in the shade of a high hedge. Lack of sun affects the speed of ripening, but not the quality of the crop. Horseradish grows right next to it, a little further away, in partial shade, rhubarb, Chinese cabbage, zucchini... everything gives a normal harvest if you take care of it.

These opinions are from summer residents from different regions, and therefore you can notice that depending on the climate, plants may have different attitudes towards shade and sun.

Shadow area: problem or luck (video)

Reviews and comments

(23 ratings, average: 3,26 out of 5)

Igor 02/07/2015

Still, in my opinion, the term shade-loving is not entirely accurate - rather, plants, in the course of their evolution, have optimally adapted to survive in such conditions. So to speak, it’s already a step higher than shade tolerance. As for your own garden plot, in addition to hostas or ferns, there is a reason to pay attention to the same irises:

sergejj 09.26.2015

There are quite a few cultivated plants for the most different conditions cultivation, but I’m wondering which gardeners grow wild plants and shrubs on their plot?

One day, while in the forest, I thought: why am I always looking for planting material in nurseries or markets? Why is forest fern bad for shaded areas? Or lily of the valley, for example? It was decided to plant them in the garden and in the future they grew well and were attractive.

Lera 06.11.2015

That's exactly what I thought in the forest! Our house's facade faces north, and in front of it there is a blank fence. Of course, no plants wanted to grow there, except for the lilac bush. I dug up several lily of the valley rhizomes from the forest and planted them in front of the house. Fern doesn’t grow in our forest, I bought it and planted it too. Both the lilies of the valley and the fern grew and mixed together. Now I have a wonderful clearing in front of my house.

16.12.2016

Everyone loves the sun. I have a small plot - 4 acres. I tried almost everything for planting in the shade. The cabbage stretches out and does not fork. Carrots and beets are small, Onions - the one I planted, the one I dug up. Zucchini - many flowers, few ovaries. Corn - cobs are underdeveloped. But eggplants, regular and asparagus beans, potatoes, lettuce, green onions and wild garlic, and sunflowers are just excellent. Tomatoes - light partial shade is just super! This season I planted dill under a tree - it stretched out and withered, but the parsley began to spike, but the root parsley in the shade is very small, thin with branches, and in the sun it is large, powerful

Katerina 02/14/2017

An excellent article for those who have a dacha on the shady side. I have a forest on both sides, the sun is not visible in this place at all.

Rose 08/17/2017

On the north side of my house, near the fence, there are irises, lilies of the valley, bells, and frail marigolds bloom poorly

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