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Please can anyone tell me what plants can be planted in complete shaded areas in my garden Ferns like to live in shaded areas. If you have a forest of woodland area near to where you live you'll see them growning amongst the tree in abundance. I

and flower most of the summer. I grow acteas....Usually dark purple or brownish foliage, quite statuesque with scented late summer flowers...and they too will go there.Astilbes, ferns, certain grasses.Aconitums have tall normally blue flowers .....and love

Can anyone help me with planting ideas for a difficult border.  The border is facing North East, is backed by a height 6ft wall and is about 12 foot with a depth of 5 foot .  I have planted shrubs and trees along the wall, some of which

and small trees for contrasts of colour and form.   Clematis usually like something to scramble through rather than over bare  ground.  Kiftsgate rose definitely prefers to grow up things and has vicious thorns which would make trying to work around it very

to be admired, and I'd grow it for its leaves alone. But at this time of year it adds a new dimension by producing erupting clouds of dainty forget-me-not blue flowers. Gorgeous! My brunnera grows alongside ferns and foxgloves, and my oriental hellebore

which is seriously invasive it's stem is sticky and it grows a mile a minute and has berries in Autumn. It wouldn't surprise me to discover that it was them that killed the trees. If I leave any of the roots in they'll just start up again so I need

Hi, I have a problem area in my garden, it is at the bottom of the garden, in shade most of the time. There is also a well established Walnut tree growing there. My problem is that nothing seems to gro there very well, except for weeds (geranium

of global warming. Tree ferns have become popular, and many people leave tender dahlia tubers in the soil over winter instead of lifting and storing them. Until this year they might have got away with ignoring the rulebook and taking a chance, but this might

but not full sun. I would say anything that grows in full sun, just be wary of the amount of moisture available though as the tree will take alot of it. Thanks Dave , could be trial and error then ... Goes from very wet (sloping field behind draining through

side of the garden there is a very steep slope which goes to a farmers field which is lined at the top by a tree hedge - trimmed. It's also a complete mess and has been left completely untended  bar some weedkilling spray each year and strimming - its