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This garden also serves other functions:

Landscape Theme

Asian Garden

Rock Garden

Shade Garden

Landscape Location

Patio

Pool/Hardscape

Rock Wall

Walkways

Design Feature

Accent

Small Tree

Shaded Patio Garden

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

Spring

a planting of shade tolerant species near a patio, and walkway Garden age: mature John Roger Palmour CC BY-NC 2.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acer palmatum Japanese Maple Japanese Maple Cultivars Acer palmatum
Dryopteris intermedia Evergreen Wood Fern Fancy Fern Glandular Wood Fern Dryopteris intermedia
Helleborus x hybridus Hybrid Lenten Rose Lenten Rose Helleborus x hybridus
Iris Flag Iris Snake Lily Flower in pond pots (1.5 ft. of water) in spring in Moore County
Description

A patio garden can be a beautiful attraction to any back or front yard patio area with paved or stone walkways. This private garden contains many varieties of shade-tolerant plants, the majority of which originate from Asia.

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

Spring

a planting of shade tolerant species near a patio, and walkway Garden age: mature John Roger Palmour CC BY-NC 2.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acer palmatum Japanese Maple Japanese Maple Cultivars Acer palmatum
Dryopteris intermedia Evergreen Wood Fern Fancy Fern Glandular Wood Fern Dryopteris intermedia
Helleborus x hybridus Hybrid Lenten Rose Lenten Rose Helleborus x hybridus
Iris Flag Iris Snake Lily Flower in pond pots (1.5 ft. of water) in spring in Moore County
a patio garden incorperating stone walls and rocks

Spring

a patio garden incorperating stone walls and rocks Garden age: mature John Roger Palmour CC BY-NC 2.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Dryopteris erythrosora Autumn Fern Japanese Shield Fern Shaggy Shield Fern Dryopteris erythrosora
Glyceria maxima 'Variegata' Variegated Manna Grass Glyceria maxima 'Variegata'
Iris Flag Iris Snake Lily Flower in pond pots (1.5 ft. of water) in spring in Moore County
Juniperus horizontalis Creeping Juniper Form
Ophiopogon japonicus Dwarf Lilyturf Mondo Grass Ophiopogon japonicus
a planting of shade tolerant species near a patio, and walkway

Spring

a planting of shade tolerant species near a patio, and walkway Garden age: mature John Roger Palmour CC BY-NC 2.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acer palmatum Japanese Maple Japanese Maple Cultivars Acer palmatum
Dryopteris intermedia Evergreen Wood Fern Fancy Fern Glandular Wood Fern Dryopteris intermedia
Helleborus x hybridus Hybrid Lenten Rose Lenten Rose Helleborus x hybridus
Iris Flag Iris Snake Lily Flower in pond pots (1.5 ft. of water) in spring in Moore County
a patio garden incorperating stone walls and rocks

Spring

a patio garden incorperating stone walls and rocks Garden age: mature John Roger Palmour CC BY-NC 2.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Dryopteris erythrosora Autumn Fern Japanese Shield Fern Shaggy Shield Fern Dryopteris erythrosora
Glyceria maxima 'Variegata' Variegated Manna Grass Glyceria maxima 'Variegata'
Iris Flag Iris Snake Lily Flower in pond pots (1.5 ft. of water) in spring in Moore County
Juniperus horizontalis Creeping Juniper Form
Ophiopogon japonicus Dwarf Lilyturf Mondo Grass Ophiopogon japonicus