It is obvious that the summers of this kind are unpredictable , with gray skies frequently over blue. This makes it difficult to locate a sunny location to hedge your plants. Although we can't manage the weather, what we can do is give you some shade-loving shrubs.
Semi Shade
Cherry Laurel
Cherry Laurel is not only one of our most loved hedges, but it's also among our top choices for shade. This evergreen hedge features large polished leaves. It offers privacy as well as an excellent habitat for wildlife. Since it is able to grow in both sun and shade It is the Cherry Laurel is perfect for areas that are semi-shady.
Leylandii
It is the fastest growing hedging to shade. Its evergreen, fragrant foliage makes it a popular option. Leylandii is a highly adaptable species of hedging. They are thriving in all kinds of conditions such as windy coastlines clay soils, windy coastlines, and even partially shaded areas. As with many of our shade-loving plants, Leylandii provide an excellent protection for gardeners and wildlife, due to its known durability.
Photinia & Photinia Topiary
The Photinia is a slow-growing and stunning topiary plant that offers stunning greens and reds within its leaves throughout the year. It is easy to cultivate, especially in semi-shaded areas, and simple to maintain year-round. Photinia topiary plants are an excellent way of adding a shade-loving garden feature.
Dogwood Orange & Other Dogwood Varieties
The most popular hedging plant has long, orange-burnt stems, that bloom with gorgeous white flowers in Spring. Dogwood is a popular shade plant due to its ability to thrive in places that receive only a little sunlight. Dogwood is a well-loved choice as it can give your garden a unique look.
Full Shade
Oleaster Limelight and Other Oleaster Varieties
Oleaster Limelight is among our most interesting shrubs for shade with its year-round foliage that produces milky-white, beautiful flowers in the winter months rather than spring. It grows well in shade and is also known as a fantastic hedge plant for sites along the coast with dry soil.
Viburnum Tinus
This is the perfect shade-loving tree to plant throughout the summer months in order to enjoy a mass of wonderful winter flowers. This attractive evergreen plant is happiest in the shade and is frequently visited by a variety of bird species that hunt for food due to the abundance of berries with a midnight hue.
Evergreen Berbers
This well-liked, brightly colored shrub grows best in shade and is an ideal habitat for wildlife due to the density of the foliage and the availability of the berries. Golden Barberry can be grown by itself or in combination with other varieties of Barberry.
Wall Cotoneaster
The Cotoneaster Horizontals is one of our most unusual shade-loving plants and its interlocking branches and stems is a great plant for covering walls and fences. Wall Cotoneasters do better in full sunlight, but they can be equally effective in shade. The Cotoneaster has plenty to offer, with its rich, red leaves and fruits in the autumn season, and beautiful, pale flowers in spring.
Skimmia Rubella
This evergreen shrub is suitable for the shaded part of your garden as an low hedge, as part of a garden border, or even in a pot. The leaves have soft and reddish all through the entire year. Tiny flowering pink blooms are seen in spring.
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