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- Can you also create a rock garden on the north side?
- Suitable locations in northern locations
- The pasen plants for the shady rock garden
- Flowering plants for the shade garden
- Tips
The Bergenie feels at shady sites well
Can you also create a rock garden on the north side?
Usually, one connects rockeries with a sunny, dry location and magnificent flower carpets. However, only a few are aware that such a garden can thrive on a north-facing shadowy side. In fact, a whole range of rock garden plants thrive in absonni layers. However, there must be no excessive wetness here.
Suitable locations in northern locations
A dry, maybe sloping location on a slope is ideal for the rock garden even in northern locations. Here rainwater can flow downwards, but must not collect at the foot of the embankment. A good drainage, perhaps even by means of pipes and plenty of gravel in the substructure, is therefore essential. Furthermore, the north-facing location of the planned shade garden should not necessarily be located directly in front of a wall, because here is actually never the sun.
The pasen plants for the shady rock garden
The selection of suitable plants for the rock garden is - contrary to expectations - great. In full shade, especially ferns like the wall rue (Asplenium rutamuraria) feel well. This little thing is found in wall joints and between stones. Even the pretty striped fern (Asplenium trichomanes) does not need much space. In contrast to the deer tongue fern (Phylitis scolopendrium) or the spotted fern (Polypodium vulgare), which grow significantly larger. The wintergreen ground cover Haselwurz is also perfect for absonnige layers.
Flowering plants for the shade garden
You do not have to do without beautiful flowers on the north side as well.
Tips
Many herbs thrive very well in shady rockeries, such as comfrey, lovage and others. On trees is especially suitable Buchs.