What grows well in shady areas ?

[JazzAnnNonMouse]

Like under trees?

Deciduous or evergreen? How dense is the foliage?

ferns - almost all sorts

Brunnera Jack Frost is great

daffodils for spring (if deciduous)

Vinca (type of periwinkle)

look at the how do i make my garden nicer thread. also last months gardeners world magazine

white geraniums
lily of the valley
hellebore
euphorbia
ivy

There's also a lovely thing I can't remember the name of, low growing, heart shaped variegated leaves on hair thin stems that quiver in the wind - will try and find out the name of it.

All of the above do well in my very, very shady bed - at the foot of a fence, which is overshadowed by 5 foot of laurel hedge from next door, and NEVER gets direct sun.

One advantage of the shade is that most weeds don't like it!

Can't find the name of that plant, but have a walk round woods and take photos of anything doing well, and see can you identify them on plant websites.

Also if you've any gardens near you that you can visit, that have shady/woodland areas, they usually have labels on the plants so you can find names for things that do well.

Thank you - I was thinking daffodils and blue bells type Forrest flowers - any ground cover type flowers?
I'd like it to be colourful - under an elder tree

Is the plant you're thinking of dicentra, OnTheBottom?

spring bulbs, violets, hellebores, forget-me-nots, pulmonaria

Though they aren't my favourite plant, begonias cope excellently in a particularly gloomy spot under a tree at the bottom of my garden, and last from late Spring through until first frosts.

If you're thinking of Vinca, be aware that it can be a very invasive plant. I planted some, it crowded out less bossy plants and it took me ages to eradicate it.

Ground cover? Snakes head Fritillaries, anemone appenina, cyclamen, autumn flowering crocuses, hellebores as mentioned above.

Epimedium is great in the shade,& as said brunneras are excellent.

Purple lobelia - last for ages

Hostas

Astilbe, primulas, some geraniums also are quite happy in shade.

Phlox, Rhododendrons, Cameliias, Japanese Anenomes.

Sinking no, not dicentra (have a lovely one in pink but my white one died in the shade)

Gooner that's it! Epimedium!

Heuchera (sp?) has done well in shade in my garden.

i was going to post the same as deux - i have some lovely heucheras adding some nice purple colour

and i have a very happy fuchsia in an area that gets some sun in the evenings

What's the soil like? I have clay soil in a north facing border. Geraniums, Hydrangea Annabelle and sarcoococca hated it: they didn't die but refused to grow.

But alpine strawberries and Malva Moschata alba are as happy as Larry. foxgloves grow and flower but don't self seed. Peony Molly the Witch (paeonia-mlokosewitschii) loves it. There's also some stuff that self seeded and I always forget the name of. It has delicate foliage like maidenhair fern, and pale lemon flowers. There is a variety with deep yellow flowers which isn't as pretty. Anyway I love it and it is clearly in its element. I will see if I can find out what it is and post it.

These hellebores - www.hayloft-plants.co.uk/Helleborus-(Hellebore)/Double-Queen-Mix/prod9787.html - are a good deal and would add some coulour. I'd add heucheras for ground cover too.

thats corydalis that yellow stuff. it comes in blue too.

There are lots of plants such as spinach, arugula, cabbage, green onion, radishes, potatoes, carrots, beans and strawberries.