Comments on: Intriguing Leaves of Shade Plants

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:15:54 +0000

Easygardener, the A. europaeum makes a great groundcover. The glossy leaves make a nice contrast to other foliage, while the rounded shape is appealing.

By: easygardener

easygardener — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:58:20 +0000

Seeing those pictures grouped together shows how diverse foliage can be, and how attractive. I like shiny Asarum europaeum. A Caenothus shrub is creating an expanding but empty patch of shade in my garden (the only one!). The Asarum looks like a possibility. The shine should get it noticed.

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:13:10 +0000

Rebecca, my ostrich ferns grow in deep shade with root competition, but they are about half the size of the ones in medium shade, about 60 cm (2 feet) or so. They appear just as healthy. They might need some extra watering in that location.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:27:18 +0000

Northern Shade, do Ostrich Ferns tolerate deep shade? I have a spot between the edge of a mature spruce and a large double flowering plum, in front of a swedish columnar aspen (yes, it’s a tad crowded). It doesn’t get much light, if any, but the ferns would look nice there, if they can grow. Thanks. :)

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:20:34 +0000

Joy, my garden is getting shadier as the trees grow too. There is a great variety if leaves on the shade plants, so it’s fun to look at them. You have some wonderful combinations of foliage in your garden.

By: Joy

Joy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:10:06 +0000

NS : )
I love the way you have set this up ! .. It is a wonderful referral to what foliage looks best with counterpart foliage .. my garden is becoming more and more a shade garden and this has been great to see and give me an idea what will mix and match together, thank you girl !
Joy

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:46:41 +0000

Rebecca, I love the Brunnera leaves also. Right now they are getting very large too. There are only a few flowers still left on them, but the leaves are expanding to take their place in the garden.

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:43:08 +0000

Gail, as I read your comment, I thought how useful it would be to be able to drag the photos around to try out different combinations on the page. :) It’s probably too hot right now for you to be dragging your real plants around.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:20:19 +0000

Lovely! I’m very much a foliage person and find the Brunneras to have beautiful leaves. Thanks for posting the collection! :)

By: Gail

Gail — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:21:01 +0000

A gorgeous array and very helpful viewed this way…gives one hints on putting the different textures/leaf shapes and colors together! Gail