One of the key elements of choosing the appropriate shade perennial plants for your gardening is knowing what kind of shade you have in your garden. Once you know whether you are gardening in light shade, medium shade or full shade you will be able to better select shade loving perennial plants for your garden that will thrive in your shade garden.
Probably the most popular shade perennial plant currently grown in the United States and Canada is the Hosta. Hostas make wonderful anchor plants for your design as you plan your shade perennial garden, and when the fall rolls around they will also produce beautiful shade perennial flowers. But there are many other shade loving plants suitable for a shade garden, so you should not feel you are limited to hostas when planning your shade perennial garden.
To find out about more shade perennial plants check out the articles "Ten Top Shade Perennial Garden Plants" and "Shade Loving Garden Plants." You may also want to check out the article "Five Evergreen Shrubs" for some ideas about how to ensure you have green in your shade garden year long.
If you are interested in tips on how to design your shade perennial garden using shade loving plants, you should also read "Tips for a Great Shade Perennial Garden" as well as "Some FAQ's about Shade Perennial Gardens" and "Shade Perennial Garden Design Tips."
To help select shade perennial plants for your garden, you may also want to consider purchasing (or borrowing) An Encyclopedia of Shade Perennials by George W. Schmidt or the book Making the Most of the Shade by Larry Hodgson. I have found both of these books to be excellent resources when planning my own shade perennial garden.
Hopefully you will find these articles about shade perennial plants of use as you plan your shade garden. Also be sure to bookmark the Shade Perennial Garden Page so you can visit regularly and read new articles about shade loving plants and flowers. And do feel free to use the "Contact Me" link below if you have any comments or suggestions. Thank you for visiting!
