Evergreen/bedding hardy shrubs

[1AnotherOne]

Good evening all!

we are looking to add some bedding areas to our garden along some back fences. The garden is south facing so the back fences get some sunlight but mostly are in the shade for most of the day.

looking for ideas for what to plant:

• hard wearing/easy to care for
• mostly green
• quick growing to bulk out the area
• happy being mostly in the shade
• we have a dog so preferably non-toxic to animals although she isn’t fussed on plants 😂

many thanks for your help!

Climbing hydrangeas would be perfect, they thank a while to establish and then grow quickly after that. Maybe combine with some climbing roses?

Eunymous and hebes

My neighbour has a Hydrangea petiolaris on a shady wall and it’s lovely. Pick white flowered plants to brighten up the shade. Hostas, camassia, snowdrops, narcissi, alliums, Erigeron for summer ground cover. These should give you something all year.

Perfect thank you. We have a lot of hydrangeas- didn’t realise you could get climbing ones they sound great.

Hypericum (St Johns Wort) grows to about 2 metres in our garden, evergreen, loads of bright yellow flowers, manages well in partial shade.

A variegated holly.

viburnum carlesii is my favourite shrub. It’s fine in shade. Is flowering and smells amazing. I have it mixed with flowering quince, and the pinkish white shade of the viburnum looks amazing with the reddish pinky orangish quince ❤️

https://www.jparkers.co.uk/viburnum-carlesii-c3/