White Shade Garden Plants Perennial: Astilbe, bear’s-breeches, Biokovo hardy geranium, hellebore, White Nancy lamium, lily-of-the-valley, snowdrops, tiarella, white wood aster Annual: Fuchsia ...

Bearberry. Arctostaphylos, Zones 2 to 8 Rocky and sandy soils are perfect for this hardy, low-growing evergreen, making it good for drought-tolerant gardens.The plant also produces white or pink ...

Looking for a plant to help you fill those tough to manage spots in the drier and shadier parts of the garden? Here are three ...

Ideal Home's garden expert Sarah Raven reveals the best shade garden plants that will thrive in spaces without direct sunlight.

By adding a splash of cream, golden or white foliage, you can make the garden come alive. One of my favorite perennials for shade is Hardy Geranium ‘Rozanne’.

Before shopping for shade flowers, watch your garden at various times of day. Full shade is considered 3 or fewer hours of direct sunlight per day. Part shade is about three to six hours of shade.

Some of the effective shade gardens I’ve seen are: 1: A paver patio and walkways under a mature live oak, with light colored river rock mulch between the large roots and mulched ornamental ...

Beloved for their late winter flowers, hellebores or Lenten roses produce thick, evergreen foliage in dense mounds reaching ...

Fittonia, known as the nerve plant, has smaller leaves with finer white veins. Both Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum var.Tricolor and Hemigraphis alternata sport foliage that is displayed in various ...

Plant them in small pockets of mixed colors in a cool, moist corner of a perennial garden. They prefer spring and fall temperatures. Watch out for white flies and you’ll be rewarded.

Before we dig into this hot and sticky topic, a brief botany lesson: Plants, especially trees, can lower surrounding air temperature by reflecting heat and casting shade, and via transpiration.