A shady border from my garden.

The right plants made all the difference.

Shade borders are difficult if you plant the wrong things. I chose plants for texture, foliage and interest across the seasons, then gave them time to settle in.

It looked sparse at first. A year later, it had become one of my favourite parts of the garden.

The plants I used

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  1. Anemone nemorosa
  2. Hosta fortunei ‘Aureo Marginata’
  3. Lamprocapnos spectabilis ‘Alba’
  4. Tiarella ‘Spring Symphony’
  5. Polystichum setiferum ‘Herrenhausen’
  6. Helleborus niger
  7. Convallaria majalis
  8. Hosta ‘Devon Green’
  9. Geranium phaeum ‘Album’
  10. Paris quadrifolia
  11. Polystichum tsussimense
  12. Saruma henryi
  13. Tellima grandiflora