Shade perennial gardens are wonderful, relaxing landscapes that any gardener can create, using the right plants and knowledge. Gardening in the shade, however, presents its own unique challenges. Here are some tips to help you create a beautiful shade perennial garden:
1) Although it may seem counter-intuitive, shade perennial garden plants often need more water than their full sun cousins. This is especially true if your shade perennial garden area is under trees, whose roots and limbs often interfere with the amount of water your shade perennials will receive. Water is very important if you want your shade perennial plants to flower, as perennial shade flowers are especially sensitive to the amount of water they receive and will often not bloom, or the blooms will drop, if they do not receive enough.
2) To help preserve moisture, mulching a shade perennial garden is very useful. By applying a mulch, you will also be mimicking the environment many of these shade perennial plants find in nature (frequently these plants are native to heavily forested areas with a thick ground mulch provided by nature).
3) Despite being thirsty, few shade perennial plant like their areas to be wet. Their location should be moist, but also well drained.
For even more tips and advice on shade perennial plants, please return to the Shade Perennial Garden Plants and Ideas Home Page.
