Woodland & Shade Plants

Posts about the range of shade loving plants we grow, be they for dry shade, moist woodland or anything in between!


30 March 2015  |  Admin
Electric Blues - Corydalis for shade

This is the time of year that the new foliage of the various blue flowered woodland Corydalis starts to look like it will become more than just a tuft of leaves, and actually produce some flowers.

28 July 2013  |  Admin
Wood Anemones - part 2

After a long wait here is the second part of my blog post on the Wood Anemone we grow...

27 April 2013  |  Admin

After what seems to have been the longest winter possible the recent warm spell has set many spring plants off with a sudden burst of growth and the emergence of flowers. Nothing means spring in the woodland or shade garden quite like the begining of the flowering period of these lovely shade tolerant Anemones.

2 December 2012  |  Admin
Chrysosplenium macrophyllum

Wow, what a mouthful but this Chinese woodlander makes a real late winter impact in a shady spot in the garden.