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Click on the seasons to see how
the borders will look throughout the year.
1. Spotted deadnettle (Lamium maculatum) 'Beacon Silver' (Zones 3-8)
2. Alum root (Heuchera) 'Harmonic Convergence' (Zones 4-9)
3. Lady's mantle (Alchemilla mollis) (Zones 4-7)
4. Hosta 'Patriot' (Zones 3-8)
5. Hosta 'Royal Standard' (Zones 3-8)
6. Siberian iris (Iris sibirica) (Zones 4-9)
7. Alum root (Heuchera) 'Amethyst Mist' (Zones 4-9)
8. Sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) (Zones 4-8)
9. Sweet flag (Acorus gramineus) 'Oborozuki' (Zones 4-11)
10. Spotted deadnettle (Lamium maculatum) 'Beedham's White' (Zones 3-8)
11. Lenten rose (Helleborus orientalis) (Zones 4-9)
12. Hosta 'Abba Dabba Do' (Zones 3-8)
13. Ligularia (Ligularia) 'The Rocket' (Zones 5-8)
14. Alum root (Heuchera) 'Smoky Rose' (Zones 4-9)
15. Turtlehead (Chelone sp.) 'Hot Lips' (Zones 4-8)
16. Goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus) (Zones 3-7)
17. Wood fern (Dryopteris marginalis) (Zones 3-8)
18. Hardy begonia (Begonia grandis) (Zones 6-9)
19. Bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis) (Zones 2-9)
20. Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) 'Giant Shirley' (Zones 4-9)
21. Japanese anemone (Anemone x hybrida) 'Queen Charlotte' (Zones
4-8)
22. Toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta) 'Miyazaki' (Zones 4-8)
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A. Annuals
(Optional: choose from among ageratum, impatiens, begonias, coleus, forget-me-nots,
money plant and nicotiana.)
A succession of bloom carries this beautiful shade garden from early spring
through fall, and variegated foliage helps provide additional color and
textural interest. 'Beacon Silver' lamium, for example, produces its pink
flowers from late spring to mid summer, but its silver and green leaves
remain for the growing season, and in warmer climates, into early winter.
Some areas serve double-duty:
the foxgloves, which bloom from late spring to early summer, are interplanted
with Japanese anemone, which bloom in late summer to fall. The bleeding
hearts of late spring give way to the late summer and fall bloom of the
hardy begonias. In winter the heuchera, lady's mantle, iris, fern and hellebores
provide modest foliage color, and the hellebores begin blooming in mid
to late winter. For the best look
year-round, include broadleaved evergreen and/or conifer shrubs behind
the perennial bed.
Dimensions: 8-1/2' x 16-1/2'
(not including optional annual border)
Planting plans by Nancy Tucker
Artwork by William Shealy
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