For the love of shade

8 min read

Far from being a limiting factor, the gift of shade cools, calms and brings so

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BBC Gardeners World Magazine

A heavenly flower border is a work of art, a living composition in which colour themes are finely balanced to wax and wane through the seasons

Bring some zing to a gloomy corner with shade-tolerant flowers and fancy foliage

Shrubs for biodiversity and better gardens for us all

Colour-drench your plot all summer using a shrewd selection of splashy bedding plants

Design solutions

If your garden is parched, exposed or has poor soil, there are still plenty of plants that will thrive, says Joe Swift

A heavenly flower border is a work of art, a living composition in which colour themes are finely balanced to wax and wane through the seasons

Bring some zing to a gloomy corner with shade-tolerant flowers and fancy foliage

Shrubs for biodiversity and better gardens for us all

Colour-drench your plot all summer using a shrewd selection of splashy bedding plants

Design solutions

If your garden is parched, exposed or has poor soil, there are still plenty of plants that will thrive, says Joe Swift