Shade areas can be lush and soothing, with many flowering perennials that are quite easy to grow and maintain. In addition to color, texture is an integral part of a shade garden because of the very pattern of shade and sun as it plays over the plant. Foliage is as effective as blooms and this is the spot where a talent for combining elements can really shine.
Amongst shade stars are hosta (the varieties are endless, but I favor those with a blue undertone), astilbe, dicentra (Bleeding Heart), lily of the valley, trillium (I adore the white-flowered ones), aquilegia (columbine), epimedium, digitalis (foxglove), alchemilla mollis (lady's mantle), pulmonaria (lungwort), heuchera (coral bells), heucherella and tiarella. Ferns of all kinds can mix with other shade lovers or be placed in a separate fernery, which is what I have done.
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