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Landscape Theme: Shade Garden

26 gardens

A Sampling of Shade Gardens

Torch Lily in full bloom.

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

Bird-Friendly Spaces

Birdbath garden

A birdhouse on a post, surrounded by orange and magenta flowers.

Late fall bird bath

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.

Coastal Entryway Garden - Small Space

Entryway planting

Coastal Foundation Garden

Foundation planting

Foundation planting

Coastal Shade 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

Colorful Borders

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

Border in sun flanking a gravel path. Many colors & textures.

Border with white & blue flowers, and 2 lattice obelisks.

Silver-colored plants in a border along a stone walkway.

Container Gardens

A container arrangement of petunias, heuchera and cedar.

A container arrangement of petunias, heuchera and skimmia.

a group of carnivorous pitcher plants.

A grouping of various plants in different containers.

Tropical epiphytes on a branch affixed to the container.

Container with tropical plants with variegated leaves.

Deck Planting

Extension Master Gardener℠ Demonstration Garden, Durham Co.

Demo Garden Design Plan

Spoke Wheel Design Installation in Shade Garden

Example of Etched Aluminum Plant ID tag with QR Code

Recognition Walkway

Sunny Garden with Serviceberry

Center Garden with path & birdbath

Fairy Gardens

small plants & a painted "door" affixed to a tree trunk.

Round, wooden fairy house with shingled roof & moss lawn.

Old yellow wagon planted with moss & small plants.

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

small plants & a painted "door" affixed to a tree trunk.

ferns & a painted "door" affixed to a tree trunk.

Floricyle

Excavation begins

The Swale Garden in the Summer

Floricyle in the Summer

Floricyle in the Summer

Floricyle in the Summer

A Young Garden Covered In Snow

Four-Season Garden

Flame azaleas in bloom

Every plant has its turn to shine

Ostrich fern in bed

Border with potting shed

Mid summer view

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.

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

Part Shade Garden, Durham County

Part shade garden

Corner garden side view

Corner garden with southeastern exposure

Corner garden in winter

Paths & Walkways

Concrete walkway softened by plantings and a strip of lawn.

Border against turfgrass.

A path flanked by azaleas.

An inviting pathway through the woods.

A path flanked by blue and white hydrangeas.

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

Dogwood and redbud in bloom

Jasmine blooming in early spring

Rock Wall Garden at Scott Arboretum

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

A large evergreen tree provides some afternoon shade.

Shaded Slope

Many leaf textures make the landscape interesting.

Shade Garden at the New Hanover County Arboretum

shade garden in Wilmington, NC

Shady Garden in Cabarrus County

Wild Side Garden entrance

Wild Side Garden

Wild Side Garden

Wild Side Garden

Shady area with child's bed

Sun and Shade Demonstration Garden, Buncombe County

site map for garden.

Sun and Shade Demo Garden in the Spring

Two year old garden, spring tulips just emerging.

Sun and Shade Demo Garden in the Spring

During the gardens second year the summer brings with it strikin

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

Sun to Shade Garden in Craven County

Japanese painted fern 'Silver Falls'

Foliage texture

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