Sorting out which plants can flourish in your garden’s darker areas can be tricky, especially if you’re in zone 7. Let me walk you through some of my favorite choices that are perfectly happy away from direct sunlight.
Virginia Sweetspire for Aromatic Bliss
If you are trying to achieve a fragrant garden experience, Virginia sweetspire boasts scented flowers and vibrant fall color in the shade. It’s such a delight!
A few suggestions:
- Aromatic Shrub Starter: Elevate your garden with an Aromatic Shrub Starter, giving captivating fragrance and foliage.
- All-Natural Growth Accelerator: Amplify your sweetspire’s vigor using this enriched, all-natural accelerator created for flowering shrubs.
- Premium Handwear for Gardeners: Maintain your sweetspire with ease, thanks to our superior handwear.
Hellebore: Early Spring Blooms
I adore hellebores for their early flowering, often one of the first hints of spring in my garden. They’re tough, dependable, and great for shaded spots.
A few things you might like:
- Dependable Seed Collection: Kickstart your garden early with our reliable seeds, ideally suited for flourishing in shaded environments.
- Hardened Digging Tools: Outfit yourself with our resilient digging tools, simplifying planting tasks in shaded areas.
- Natural Flower Enhancement: Strengthen your hellebores with this natural enhancer, created to promote vibrant and early flowering.
Spiderwort: Simple Elegance
Don’t let its name throw you off; spiderwort is a charming, easy-care plant that brings a splash of color to those garden patches that don’t get much sun.
You might like:
- Perennial Flower Seeds for Dim Areas: Introduce radiant color to shadowy realms using these effortless flower seeds.
- All-Natural Enhancement for Shadow-Thriving Plants: Fortify spiderwort’s essence using this subtle yet effective concoction.
- Charming Vessels for Garden Borders: Enhance your garden’s allure with our chic pots designed to amplify the vibrant charm of spiderwort.
Ground Orchids: A Tropical Touch
If you’re dreaming of a tropical feel, ground orchids can bring that exotic vibe to your zone 7 shade garden. They’re easier to look after than you might think!
Some handy options:
- Specialized Growing Medium: Optimize your ground orchids’ growth with this superior blend, guaranteeing peak development and lively flowering.
- Balanced Nutrition Enhancer: Sustain your shaded flora with our comprehensive enhancer, fueling health and enriching hues.
- Elegantly Designed Planter: Showcase your orchids in style with a planter that provides essential drainage for optimal root well-being.
Ferns: Timeless Elegance
Adding Japanese painted ferns to a shady corner gives it a touch of magic and sophistication. Their unique shades and patterns create a peaceful garden escape that always wows guests.
Might be a good match:
- Exotic Plant Starter: Elevate the charm of your garden with an exotic plant starter, the ideal pick for bringing life to those dim corners.
- Specialty Blend Potting Mix: Nourish your ferns with our exceptional potting mix, carefully formulated to encourage robust and healthy development.
- Stylish Garden Containers: Introduce flair to your garden using these chic containers, ideal for displaying ferns that love the shade.
Winter Begonia: Enduring Charm
If you want year-round delight, winter begonias keep my garden lively with their wide green leaves and subtle pink flowers, doing well even in deep shade.
Products that could assist:
- Exquisite Bloom Seed Selection: Cultivate vibrant begonias in your garden.
- Dedicated Feeding Formula: Support your begonias with this specialized blend.
- Ornamental Display Containers: Showcase your winter begonias using our fashionable pots.
Siberian Bugloss for Lushness
With its heart-shaped leaves and tiny blue flowers, Siberian bugloss makes beautiful ground cover in shaded areas, making garden beds look rich and full.
A few choices to try:
- Enriched Soil for Shade: Elevate your Siberian bugloss potential with our specially formulated soil blend.
- Refined Garden Border: Define the bounds of your Siberian bugloss sanctuary with our elegant border solutions.
- Efficient Irrigation Solution: Consistently sustain your Siberian bugloss patch with this easy-to-install system.
Hostas: A Shade Garden Staple
No shade garden in zone 7 is complete without hostas. They need very little attention, and I’m always charmed by their abundant, leafy presence.
Possibly helpful picks:
- Foliage Plant Seed Collection: Infuse your garden with abundant greenery using these easy-to-grow foliage seeds, ideal for those shady spots.
- Elegant Garden Paving Stones: Elevate your hosta haven with these chic paving stones, effortlessly defining borders and adding sophistication.
- Premium Shade-Enhancing Soil: Supercharge your hosta’s vitality with our specially formulated soil, perfect for nurturing shade-loving plants and revitalizing your garden.
Lungwort: An Unexpected Delight
If you’re after something a little different, try lungwort. Its speckled leaves and early spring flowers make it a special plant that’s surprisingly easy to care for in the shade.
May just do the trick:
- Nutrient-Rich Soil Supplement: Revitalize lungwort growth using a specially formulated supplement, designed for vibrant blooms and flourishing foliage.
- Dual-Purpose Garden Aid: Care for your lungwort in comfort with this garden aid, doubling as a seat and kneeler for utmost versatility.
- Distinctive Garden Labels: Catalog your unique lungwort with these tasteful markers, essential for cultivating an orderly and visually appealing garden.
A Burst of Color with Coral Bells
For a pop of color in those darker spots, I always turn to coral bells. Their colorful foliage and petite flowers make them stand out without needing much sun.
These products might be useful:
- Vibrant Plant Seeds: Revitalize your shadowy nooks with these vibrant plant seeds, turning your garden into a kaleidoscope of color.
- Nutrient-Rich Soil Enhancer: Elevate coral bell growth with this enriched soil enhancer, ensuring a thriving and radiant display.
- Durable Planting Tool: Plant your coral bells effortlessly with this resilient tool, designed for precise and enjoyable gardening tasks.
Hydrangeas: A Classic Statement
If you want to bring that traditional, full look to your garden in zone 7, hydrangeas are a must. Their big flowers are a real spectacle in any shaded area.
Consider these options:
- Bloom Booster: Magnify your hydrangeas’ flowering splendor with this specialized bloom booster, assuring brilliant colors and dynamic growth.
- Precision Cutting Tool: Maintain your hydrangeas flawlessly using our precision cutting tool, ideal for sustaining healthy and compact shrubs.
- Enlightening Gardening Guide: Delve into the nuances of shade gardening, refining your skills for planting hydrangeas.
Toad Lily: A Hidden Treasure
The toad lily is a rarely appreciated treasure in the shade, with its exotic, spotted flowers that always grab your attention and bring intrigue to garden corners.
Explore these options:
- Assorted Low-Light Bulbs: Introduce a hint of whimsy to your dim garden using our simple-to-plant selection.
- Ambient Garden Illumination: Elevate your garden’s charm.
- Elaborate Plant Identification Tags: Keep your garden in check by categorizing your toad lilies using these chic tags.
Foxglove: Height and Drama
With their height and grace, foxgloves bring drama and sophistication to any shaded garden space, and their bell-shaped blooms always get people talking.
Items that may come in handy:
- Premium Flower Seeds: Elevate your shaded nooks with seeds, anticipating spectacular floral displays each season.
- Sturdy Plant Supports: Reinforce your lofty foxgloves using our reliable supports, guaranteeing their upright stature and elegant presentation.
- Eco-Friendly Plant Food: Invigorate foxglove development in shade with our sustainable plant food, designed for vibrant and robust blooms.
Rhododendrons: Always Green
If you want year-round greenery, rhododendrons are a brilliant pick, with their evergreen leaves and gorgeous spring flowers brightening up any shade garden.
A few helpful options:
- Optimized Nourishment for Shadows: Pamper your rhododendrons with this nourishing option to encourage vibrant, verdant growth.
- Superior Soil Enhancer for Growth: Heighten moisture preservation and acidity with our prime mulch selection.
- Dependable Pruning Tools: Refine your rhododendrons effortlessly, ensuring peak shape and health.
Leopard Plant: Bold Statement
The leopard plant shows off large leaves and eye-catching yellow flowers, bringing bold texture and color contrast to the shade that’s hard to miss.
You might give these a try:
- Shade’s Best Companion: Fortify the splendor of your leopard plant using our specially formulated blend.
- Artistic Garden Vessels: Accentuate the charm of your garden with these artistic vessels, the perfect fit for showcasing your leopard plants.
- Soil Perfected for Shaded Zones: Enhance the nurturing setting for leopard plants using this top-notch soil blend.
Bleeding Heart: Romance
The sweet heart-shaped flowers of bleeding hearts are like little tokens of affection scattered throughout my garden, and they do so well in those tricky shaded areas.
Some ideas to consider:
- Shade-Friendly Seed Assortment: Establish a flourishing garden in shady spots with our simple-to-sow, shade-friendly perennial seeds.
- Tender Plant Revitalizer: Bolster your bleeding hearts with this gentle yet potent revitalizer, guaranteeing lush and spirited growth.
- Elegant Soil Covering: Improve your garden’s visual appeal while holding in essential moisture with our elegant soil covering, tailored for shaded zones.
Japanese Anemone: Late-Season Blooms
While most plants are slowing down, Japanese anemones are just getting going, putting on beautiful blooms well into fall in shady areas.
A few relevant products:
- Holistic Plant Enrichment: Energize your Japanese anemones with our lavish enrichment, promising spirited autumn blooms.
- Ideal Soil Blend for Dim Spaces: Elevate growth through our exceptional soil tailored for anemones.
- Reliable Plant Supporters: Uphold the stately stance of your Japanese anemones using our resilient supporters.
Astilbe: Soft Texture
Astilbe is wonderful for adding a gentle, feathery feel to your garden. Its plume-like flowers are an elegant feature that thrives without direct sunlight.
These products might help:
- Rich Soil Amendment: Elevate your Astilbe’s potential with our specially crafted soil, ideal for thriving in the shade.
- Long-Lasting Plant Nourishment: Maximize Astilbe’s blooms with our well-balanced nourishment, perfectly suited for perennial growth.
- Superior Moisture-Lock Mulch: Maintain optimum moisture for your Astilbe with our top-tier mulch, ideal for shaded landscapes.
