Tag: Shade
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If you’re starting to get excited about your spring and summer gardens, you might be looking at bright, sunny spots that will burst with color in the months to come. But as it turns out, there’s still plenty you can do with the shadier corners of your garden. In fact, shade gardening is on the…
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It’s finally summer, and if you’re keen to spend as much time outdoors as possible, a few garden shade ideas are in order. The perfect way to complement your carefully curated garden furniture ideas? Add shelter with a sail shade, parasol, or even a pergola laced with beautiful climbing plants. There are countless ways you…
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Country Living editors select each product featured. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Why Trust Us? Solidago//Getty Images 1 Bergenia Photos from Japan, Asia and othe of the world//Getty Images Also known by the irresistible name of pigsqueak, this part-shade perennial blooms in early spring. Trim it up as a…
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1 Campanula Birch Hybrid Feifei Cui-Paoluzzo//Getty Images Blooming from late spring to early summer, this hybrid bloom is a mix between the Serbian and Adriatic bellflower varieties. Growing wide, but short (under a foot), this plant is traditionally used as a floral filler or groundcover throughout garden beds. Be sure to provide plenty of water,…
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Sunlight is an essential part of greenhouse growing, but when we’re hit with blazing temperatures like this week’s heatwave, it’s crucial that you know how to shade a greenhouse, too. In fact, shading should be factored into all greenhouse ideas. Just as we humans need garden shading ideas to keep cool, so do our plants…
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1 ‘Chocolate Chip’ Bugleweed Pat Jerrold; Papilio//Getty Images Best used as a ground cover in sparse areas of your garden, this variety of bugleweed boasts spiky, violet flowers with dark green and brown foliage. Since this shade-loving plant is so dense, it helps to control stubborn weeds that love to pop through the yard. Consider…