Shady locations are not limited to front yards on the north side. Partial shade or scattered shade can be found everywhere or is even desirable for relaxing, summer seating. These creative planting ideas reveal how you can breathe floral life into low-light niches in the front garden.
Which plants are suitable for a shady front garden?
Plants such as forest lady fern, wax bell, cup bell, lily cluster, forest poppy, glossy spar, white-edged hosta, worm fern, farmer's hydrangea, Chinese meadow rue, mountain monkshood and chestnut-leaved display leaf are suitable for a shady front garden. The shade-tolerant star moss is recommended as an easy-care lawn replacement.
Warm tones set decorative accents – ideas for the planting plan
A front garden on the south side can only be pampered by the sun for a short time in places. Where the sun does not shine for more than 3 to 4 hours a day, it is a partially shaded location. The following planting plan for a bed with a decorative interplay of light and shadow would like to inspire your imagination:
- In the background, 2 forest lady ferns (Athyrium filix-femina) frame 1 yellow-flowering wax bell (Kirengeshoma palmata)
- On the side of the triumvirate there is 1 goblet (Adenophora) with violet bell flowers
- In the foreground are 2 wintergreen lily clusters (Liriope muscari) with autumnal flowers
- Orange-yellow forest poppy (Meconopsis cambrica) boasts between both lily clusters
If larger areas of the front garden are in light shade, this is the stage for the wonderful splendor (Astilbe). The perennial develops its breathtaking abundance of flowers in bright colors from June to September.
Elegant flair for the edge of the wood - this is how it works with white-green plants
The color combination of green and white comes into its own particularly well in the scattered shade of mighty deciduous trees. The following planting plan transfers the tiered principle from the forest to your front garden:
- In the foreground there are 2 white-edged hostas (Hosta) with white-edged leaves
- 2 Worm fern (Dryopteris filix-mas) act as a green screen for the hostas and as a transition to the next tier
- The farmer's hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) vie for our attention with white flower balls
- In addition, the Chinese meadow rue (Thalictrum delavayi) delights with white, fragrant flower clouds
As a backdrop, the mountain monkshood (Aconitum napellus) towers with stately, white flowers that last almost all summer. The impressive foliage of the chestnut leaf (Rodgersia aesculifolia), over which a delicate whitish-green flower appears from June to July, is a fascinating eye-catcher.
Tip
A front garden in the shade is ideal for a design without a lawn. That doesn't mean you have to forego a dense, lush green carpet. With star moss (Sagina subulata) you have a shade-tolerant ground cover at hand that is perfect for easy-care and hard-wearing lawn replacement.
