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We have an area of garden that is almost permanently in shade.
What options are there for planting? I was thinking wild garlic bulbs and bluebells. Has anyone grown these in their garden?
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Both of these prefer full sun, so I'd suggest something like Salvia divinorum or Psilocybe cubensis.
We've got a dark, damp area of our garden and we've filled it with hostas and ferns.
I was thinking wild garlic bulbs
On a more serious note, I've got some garlic doing really well in the shade, it's a breed called picardi wight which is a more tollerant for uk weather.
Hostas are very prone to snail and slug attack so you may be making work for yourself. For a longer display plant snowdrops, bluebells, wild garlic and ferns. It'll give you nice ground coverage from February to October.
How about rhubarb? Ours is in the shady patch and is super low maintenance. Great crumbles and gin a few times a year.
Hosta, hellebore, antibes, lily of the valley, lungwort, fuchsia, begonia, cornus, hydrangea, yew, viburnum, laurel, mountain laurel, rhododendron, skimmia japonica, camelia.
Plus some berberis, viburnum, ribes and azalea.
(We have an ex-railway embankment facing due north and 20m high. It does not get sun from end of October to start of March. Even in mid summer there is a couple of beds under our neighbours 8' high fence which get no sun at all...)
Wild garlic loves the shade, that’s a great idea to go with
If you are keen on edibles, there are plenty of fruit which will ripen in shade, cherries, gooseberries and more
Alchemilla mollis and some Euphorbia are happy in the shade and slugs hate them
There are slug-resistant Hosta varieties. Google them
Astrantias work in dappled shade, under trees, etc
Evergreen ferns work well, I have one where the younger leaves are bronze, maybe Dryopteris erythrosora???
Cyclamen for some early flowers
Fatsia Japonica. We have one in the shade and it is the best one I have ever seen, lush green leaves and growing very fast. Any plants with large leaves should do it as long as they are not for more tropical climates as they will now die over winter if we continue to get spells of -6 like last winter (lost a banana this winter that we have had for years)
Hosta, hellebore, antibes, lily of the valley, lungwort, fuchsia, begonia, cornus, hydrangea, yew, viburnum, laurel, mountain laurel, rhododendron, skimmia japonica, camelia.
I’d always recommend Chlamydia.