Ideas For A Shady Garden Corner – Create a shady garden by adding colorful plants, cool seating and attractive decor. Check out these home garden ideas for inspiration.
Whether you have the shade of a large building in your garden or old trees, creating a beautiful shade garden comes with challenges.
Ideas For A Shady Garden Corner
It seems the same tricks make a sunny garden work in the shade: bold and contrasting colors, an abundance of materials, and unexpected, quirky garden art.
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A shady corner of the garden can be a good place to sit and relax, away from the hot sun. Set up border seating and add patio furniture for afternoon drinks. Or, if you prefer a deeper relaxation, a hammock might be just what you need.
Also look at this land. In this image (above), they have defined the area with gravel and mulch. Low-growing shade-loving plants also surround this area.
We tend to think of gardenias from hostas and ferns, but there are also many bright and colorful varieties of flowers and endless varieties to choose from.
These flowering plants (listed below) enjoy partial shade (4 to 6 hours of direct sunlight each day) and consistent moisture.
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I recommend starting all plants in containers with a good potting mix so you can move them around until you find a growing place they like.
In addition to flowering plants, consider using planters to add a burst of color to the dark patio of a shady garden.
You can choose a color theme like the blue you see here, which looks great in the garden, and repeat it, or choose a variety of colors for a more detailed look.
Vertical farming can be easy. Here, a bowl of brightly colored geraniums and lobelias on an old kitchen counter contrasts well with hostas and ferns.
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One of the best ways to brighten up a dark garden corner is to add a mirror. Although you shouldn’t place garden mirrors in bird flight paths or in direct sunlight, they can look stunning against a yard fence. There are lots of tips for safe garden gate use here.
Do you want to kick it? Add solar lights to light up the garden at night too. But relax – nocturnal creatures seek the dark.
Something as simple as this brightly colored garden art ball is all you need to create a focal point amongst your shady garden plants.
Choose a color like this yellow ball, which stands out well in the garden. Do it yourself using these instructions.
A Corner Garden
This ebook is a digital file (PDF format) that you save on your device. It is not a natural product. Do you live in the city or downtown? Is your garden small, neglected or in the shade? Is digging your soil like cutting bricks or digging for artifacts? If the answer to any of these questions is “yes” and you’re trying to create a successful urban garden, you’ll be familiar with some challenges. Fear not, help is at hand.
My uncle’s garden in Stoke Newington, London is a master class in how to approach a small, shady, urban garden in heavy clay soil. Although I only used it to illustrate this post, other styles are, of course, more than possible to achieve. Her garden is full of color, texture, interest and soothing sound, while offering wildlife. It’s a cool, cool place to spend time any day. All the feeling of being crushed by other buildings disappears when one walks out the back door. Over the years my uncle’s garden has been one of my biggest sources of inspiration, although I can’t help myself when it comes to adding new (ie unwanted) plants. You have good balance. This is the first tip – keep it simple and don’t overcomplicate it. The garden suits her lifestyle and provides what she needs – a quiet place to mediate, read, enjoy a coffee or gently shape. As such, it is as close to perfection as a garden.
Difficult but not impossible conditions are common in many city gardens, but owners often give up hope of creating a good place to relax or have fun. On my daily commute to London, I look up at the train and explore the full range of gardening ventures. Going from complete abandonment (because I’m including the combination above the lot – that’s not gardening) to soulless, “money is nothing” designer charm. With a little knowledge and effort one can create a pleasant, low maintenance, beneficial space without going to these extremes.
Small urban plots offer many advantages over large gardens, particularly a warmer microclimate than those outside the city. This allows the cultivation of sensitive and exotic plants, many of which are able to tolerate low light levels and poor soil. Urban gardens can be easy to maintain and inexpensive to create because of their small size. However, it is far from sailing. Lack of light, hard, dry soil, full of litter and difficult access, often in the heart of the house, can be significant obstacles. added to which air currents between walls and fences can create dangerous currents and eddies that will topple and burn all but the strongest plants.
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The good news is that all these obstacles can be overcome if you know. For the past twenty years I have cultivated three different urban gardens. The first was a small square, with a north-easterly view towards the Founda cemetery. It is shaded all day and is a safe haven for ferns, camellias, acers and hostas. My second attempt at urban gardening was in London, this time on a larger site. The former school playground was given the same challenge with the densest, stickiest clay I’ve ever encountered. There were also ferns and hostas, but this time there was a small pond. The sunniest quadrant was meant for growing fruit and vegetables and living in it. My third and current garden faces east. There isn’t much between its border and the Belgian coast, unless you count the cold English Channel. The garden has the doors down so there is no land to speak of. It works well as a low roof garden: unique, but not desperate. Finally, my uncle’s garden faces west, on London clay, and remains the smallest building on the plot. However, it’s amazing – gorgeous and immersive like a garden that spans many acres.
So without further ado, here are my top ten tips for making the most of a small, shady mansion. I don’t recommend them in any particular way and some may not apply to you. If you have any other tips to share with aspiring urban gardeners, please leave them in the comments section below.
Gardens the size of Sissinghurst can have a variety of color themes and areas of interest over the long seasons. In a small garden one has to concentrate and make a decision. Excessive weeding will make the garden feel crowded and unsatisfying. Embrace your garden’s limitations and turn every negative into a positive. If your garden is dark and damp, grow only the beautiful ferns and scaled ivy that will enjoy the conditions and create an earthy effect. If land is not available, invest in the largest containers that you can invest in with boldness and ease. But don’t try to recreate the landscape in an area the size of a handkerchief – disappointment is sure to happen.
Remember that the quality of the finish is important for a small garden as it will be seen from the surrounding area. Use the best quality materials you can and pay attention to how they are placed. The same goes for plants – buy once and buy good.
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(If you’re not sure which type of garden suits you best, get out and visit other people before you start your project. Many urban gardens open as part of the National Garden Programme, especially in London. During London Open Squares Weekend. (9 -June 10, 2018) the large private garden gates and the smaller ones are open for the public to enjoy.)
Small gardens are, by definition, small. This does not mean that they should be filled with small plants, in fact quite the opposite. Long borders and low light levels already make everything in the garden look small and dark, so you have to think a lot. Create the illusion of a generous space by using large packing materials and framing bold, architectural plants.
It is a good choice, tolerates some shade. Don’t think you can’t plant a tree* – many grow quite slowly (eg
‘Slim Silhouette’) making them suitable for all but the smallest garden. Drawing the eye up and out will make your garden look bigger. Use lots of dense or small plants and your garden can start to look like a tray garden at a country plant show.
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* As a side note, I got it