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Landscape Theme: Shade Garden

40 gardens

Asian Garden- Bridge

Asian Garden Bridge

Asian Garden Bridge

Asian Garden bridge

Late fall shadows

Asian Garden- Japanese

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.

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape in the Summer

Backyard Respite Landscape in the Spring

Border Garden- Pathway

Bright blue container to break up the space.

Hostas create a foundation for an dramatic garden sculpture.

Border against turfgrass.

An inviting pathway through the woods.

Border Garden, Upcycled

Border Garden, Upcycled in the Spring

Border Garden, Upcycled in the Spring

Colorful foliage annual border

Early Spring Border

Tulips mirror the color of gazing ball while upcycled china plat

Tulips mark the full swing of spring.

Coastal Entryway Garden

Entryway planting

Coastal Foundation Garden

Foundation planting

Foundation planting

Coastal Shady Garden

Shade garden under a live oak

Shade garden under a live oak

Shade garden under a live oak

Shade garden under a live oak

Deck Planting

Driveway Garden

Driveway Garden

Fairy Garden

Birdbath repurposed as a planter with a fairy sculpture in the c

A fairy lurks in this just awakening garden in early spring.

Floricyle

Excavation begins

A Young Garden Covered In Snow

An Underground Spring is Discovered

Floricyle in the Summer

Floricyle in the Summer

Floricyle in the Sping

Four-Season Garden

Border with potting shed

Mid summer view

Every plant has its turn to shine

Ostrich fern in bed

Lots of texture

Flowers now and more to come

Garden "Bed"

Garden Entrance Arch

Garden Entrance Arch

Garden Treasures

A red pop of color from an old corn husker.

Good late fall color

Native Plant Demonstration Garden All Saints' Episcopal Church

Eastern Swallowtail on Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Mountain Mint)

Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar on Spicebush

Before shrub installation

Church Youth Group installing Eastern White Pine slices for step

Getting the steps seated October 2021

Niche Garden

Part Shade Garden

Part shade garden

Corner garden side view

Corner garden in winter

Corner garden with southeastern exposure

Path Garden

Garden walk over stream

Hydrangeas along path

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

Chocolate vine & Jasmine

Paver Pathway

Paver Pathway Garden

Pond Garden

Inviting water feature

Water flowing to pond

Rock Wall Garden, Scott Arboretum

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

A large evergreen tree provides some afternoon shade.

Root Sculpture

Shade Border

Mass planted ferns with yellow color brighten up a shade border.

Shade Border Garden

Torch Lily in full bloom.

A bench is a perfect place to relax and enjoy the shade.

Shaded Patio Garden

a planting of shade tolerant species near a patio, and walkway

a patio garden incorperating stone walls and rocks

Shaded Slope

Many leaf textures make the landscape interesting.

Shade Garden

Oak leaf Hydrangeas in bloom in the JCRA shade garden

A shade garden at the entrance to the JC Raulston Arboretum

A side view of the shade garden featuring a large Heuchera

Oak leaf Hydrangeas during winter in the JCRA shade garden

The JC Raulston shade garden during winter.

The JCRA shade garden with evergreens in winter

Shade Garden Sitting Wall

A stone wall presents shorter plants in the JCRA shade garden

the JC raulston shade garden under Tonkin wingnut tree

view of the full JCRA shade garden with stone wall

Shade (Medium) Garden - Winter at the NHC Arboretum

shade garden in Wilmington, NC

Small shade garden

Small shade garden

Sun and Shade Demo Garden, Buncombe County

During the gardens second year the summer brings with it strikin

A garden bench offers a welcome spot to sit and enjoy the summer

Cranesbill geranium and Mountain Fleece come into their own duri

Graveyard sedum

Two year old garden, spring tulips just emerging.

First winter plants are left unpruned for wildlife food/cover.

Sun to Shade Garden

Japanese painted fern 'Silver Falls'

Foliage texture

That was then, this is the before photo of the garden in 2011.

This is the garden 9 years later in 2020.

Susanna Wesley Garden, Lake Junaluska

Susanna Wesley Garden, Lake Junaluska

Susanna Wesley Garden, Lake Junaluska

Susanna Wesley Garden, Lake Junaluska

Susanna Wesley Garden

Susanna Wesley Garden

Susanna Wesley Garden

Wild Side- A Shady Garden

Wild Side Garden entrance

Wild Side Garden

Wild Side Garden

Wild Side Garden

Woodland Backyard Garden Walk

woodland garden in winter of arbor

winter and snow in backyard woodland garden in Moore County

2009 fall color in a woodland garden in Moore County.

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

Woodland Perennial Border

Woodland Walk

Which path to take

Great foliage Color and texture

Dancing girls Enjoying their garden

Sculpture trail