What to grow in a shaded spot

[Jonny.D]

The shaded in area is shaded from the sun by the fence and house all day.



Any advice suggestions on what to plant here please?

[WendyC]

Is it the reddy orange section on your photo? Are you thinking or edible or ornamental? Is this a front garden?

[Martin H]

I'd start with a nice patch of autumn-fruiting raspberries. They'll be happy in mostly shade, they will poke their heads above the fence in summer to catch enough sun to make the berries sweet.

[mothhawk]

I guess as you're in the Flower Mill section, you want ornamentals. Think woodland edge plants.
So, vinca, foxgloves, hardy Fuchsias, hellebores, heuchera, pulmonaria, snowdrops, anemone blanda, bluebells, some of the tall campanulas, hardy geraniums will tolerate some shade, Japanese anemone, primulas if it's not too dry, astrantia, Jacob's Ladder (forgotten its proper name)- it does grow a bit leggy though.

There's plenty of stuff will grow in shade, it depends what your taste is.

[Jungle Jane]

For a north facing fence viburnum 'Charles Lamont' or 'dawn' grow well in the shade,they have upright growth so space below for bulbs. Both varieties have lovely pink flowers in the winter.

[rosiepumpkin]

Wild garlic. Tasty and looks good. It's not all year round of course.

[Martin H]

OK, ornamentals not edibles.
Two things I always grow in a shady spot:

- Rose "Iceberg", lovely white flowers, subtle fragrance, blooms well even in full shade. I have one in a completely shaded bed on the north wall of my house and it does fine.

- Tobacco plants (Nicotiana), tall varieties such as "Sensation". OK they are annuals, but they are lovely big ones that like a shady spot. Great evening fragrance, too. I always start some off on the kitchen windowsill in March or early April then prick out into modules and plant out once the frosts are gone. They flower all year right through to Autumn. They tolerate sun but aren't as happy as they are in shade, but because they grow nice and bushy they are a handy gap-filler in the border after the early summer things have finished.

[Jonny.D]

Wendy C - Yes its the reddy orange section in the photo. Ornamental and front garden.

Thanks for all your replies I'm going through all the suggestions.