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Design Feature: Shade Tree

18 gardens

A Sampling of Shade Gardens

Bed with poker plant in bloom shaded by low branching tree.

A shaded patio garden incorporating stone walls and rocks.

A shade garden at with a wall seat.

A shaded planting. The knee-high amsonia has pale blue flowers.

A large shade tree underplanted with sedges and heucheras.

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape in the Spring

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape in the Summer

Backyard Respite Landscape in the Summer

Border Garden, Upcycled

Early Spring Border

Border Garden, Upcycled in the Spring

Tulips mirror the color of gazing ball while upcycled china plat

Border Garden, Upcycled in the Spring

Tulips mark the full swing of spring.

Border Landscape Pinewild County Club, Moore County

Early summer and everything is tidy

Nice garden structure

Yellow marigolds pop in landscape

Fall color and texture from plant mixture

Showy seed heads on Autumn Joy Sedum

Begonias in full glory

Children's Secret Garden at Wilson Botanical Gardens

Junipers outlining spiral path leading to a gong in the center.

stream flows surrounded by groundcover plants, trees, and shrubs

Shallow steps leading down to a yellow bowl water fountain.

A children's tunnel surrounded by colorful, dense vegetation.

Collector’s Garden

Climbing Hydrangea

Tall striking flowers

Colorful Combination

Colorful plant combination

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

Native Garden-Corneille Bryan in the Spring

Native Garden-Corneille Bryan in the Spring

Native Garden-Corneille Bryan in the Spring

Native Garden-Corneille Bryan in the Spring

Native Garden-Corneille Bryan in the Spring

Native Garden-Corneille Bryan in the Spring

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Fall

Functional Foundation Landscape

Crepe Myrtle Trunk

Layered foundation planting

Late winter, liriope is cut back & daffodils are blooming

Japanese Garden at JC Raulston Arboretum

A viewing window in a bamboo fence.

A quiet spot to relax in the shade.

Japanese Garden in the winter.

The island in the Japanese Garden.

Mountain Ridge Top Garden - East Lawn and Lower Drive Border

Google Earth image of an aerial view of the property

A conical conifer flanked by shrubs with small red leaves.

Driveway flanked by flowering shrubs and juniper groundcover

Mountain Ridge Top Garden - North Woods

Google Earth image of an aerial view of the property

North Woods trail

Mountain Ridge Top Garden - West Lawn and Border

Google Earth image of an aerial view of the property

Native Plant Demonstration Garden All Saints' Episcopal Church

Before shrub installation

Getting the steps seated October 2021

Drip Line Installation in South End of Garden

Pine slices installed and mulched Oct 2021

Plants Laid Out for Planting

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

Dogwood and redbud in bloom

Jasmine blooming in early spring

Reynolda Gardens

Late winter view

View Of Palm House

Late winter view from blue & yellow garden

Ornamental cherry tree avenue

Rock Wall Garden at Scott Arboretum

A large evergreen tree provides some afternoon shade.

Rock wall at the back of a small lawn area frames the space.

Woodland Backyard Garden Walk

Garden in summer (August) in Moore County

summer in a backyard woodland garden in Moore County

summer in a backyard woodland garden in Moore County

summer with the Weeping Yaupon Holly in a backyard woodland gard

early summer in a backyard woodland garden in Moore County

summer in a backyard woodland garden in Moore County