front garden

Ann McCarthy asked 15 years ago

Small garden facing north some ideas for nice colour throughout the year, also has red brick wall around garden — two side entrances with doors to back garden.

1 Answers

Gerry Daly Staff answered 7 years ago
A north-facing garden is likely to have a considerable degree of shade, and shade reduces flowering. But you can use colourful leaves to give evergreenery and some yellow-splashed leaves. There are shrubs that flower in shade, such as mahonia, viburnum and camellia on acidic soil.

Flowers that cope with shade include hostas, astilbes, epimediums and foxgloves.

For more ideas: https://gardenie.wpengine.com/plant-finder

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