Plants for Shade

Hosta 'Sum and Substance' is a remarkable perennial plant highly esteemed for its large and impressive foliage. This variety showcases enormous hea...

Hosta ‘Sum and Substance’ is a bold foliage perennial with very large, heart-shaped golden-green leaves that bring light and texture to shady borde...

Hosta Fortunei 'Aureomarginata' is a classic and popular perennial plant that brings a touch of elegance and beauty to garden landscapes. This vari...

Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris is a self-clinging deciduous climber with dark green leaves and broad heads of white lacecap flowers in early s...

Ilex × altaclerensis 'Golden King' is a handsome evergreen holly with broad glossy green leaves edged in rich golden yellow. Despite its name it is...

Cream-edged evergreen leaves form spreading clumps that brighten partial shade. A useful sedge for border edges and containers.The broad, arching b...

A compact evergreen shrub grown for glossy leaves and dense red flower buds that persist through autumn and winter before opening in spring. Valued...

An evergreen skimmia grown for pale flower buds that hold through winter and open into white spring flowers.Use this slow-growing evergreen to give...

Red flower buds provide colour through autumn and winter before opening into scented white flowers in spring. This male skimmia does not produce be...

Fresh creamy-white shoots stand out against older green leaves on this compact evergreen shrub.Use this compact evergreen for a permanent foliage d...

White young leaves develop green and cream markings on this compact evergreen shrub, bringing light to borders and containers.Use this compact ever...

A bushy evergreen shrub with clusters of pink buds opening to white flowers in winter and spring. Dark green foliage provides a useful year-round b...

Pink and white bicoloured blooms make this Glamour hellebore an attractive choice for winter and early spring planting. The flowers rise over a lea...

ViV 'Eloisa' produces large rose-red flowers that deepen in colour and develop more pronounced markings as temperatures fall. An early-flowering he...

Pink flowers with pronounced darker markings face outwards above leathery green leaves. ViV 'Vanessa' brings colour to sheltered winter and spring ...

Glossy evergreen leaves form a low carpet beneath blue-violet spring flowers. Lesser periwinkle is useful for covering soil beneath shrubs and in s...

A compact evergreen pieris with cream-edged leaves and colourful young growth. Small white spring flowers may appear, although this variety is main...

Bright red new growth and hanging clusters of white spring flowers give this evergreen shrub a strong seasonal display.Plant it where the new growt...

Cream-edged evergreen foliage sets off clusters of deep pink to reddish pink bells in spring.Plant it where the new growth and hanging flower clust...

Clear blue spring flowers stand above dark green leaves in a compact clump. This lungwort is a useful early-season partner for hellebores and sprin...

Deep cobalt-blue spring flowers contrast with plain, deep green leaves. This sturdy lungwort forms a low mound and is a useful choice for cool, moi...

Magnolia grandiflora 'Kay Parris'

Magnolia soulangeana is a stunning magnolia with large pinky-red blossoms with light pink tips.This magnolia would make a real splash of colour in ...

Small, finely cut leaflets line slender dark stems, giving this evergreen fern a delicate appearance. Its compact habit is useful in shaded rock cr...