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- Beautifully designed front garden on the north side - ideas for planting
- Shadow-friendly characters - tips for trees and shrubs
- These perennials love subdued light - subtle colors for the shade garden
- Tips
The shadow bell also thrives in the shade
Beautifully designed front garden on the north side - ideas for planting
For a creative front garden design on the north side specialists are needed, which thrive magnificently even in low light. The selection of shade-tolerant shrubs, perennials and flowers is surprisingly large. Browse here a rich fund of recommended plants for a representative shade garden in front of your house.
Shadow-friendly characters - tips for trees and shrubs
Shrubs and trees are the optical backbone in the stylish front garden design. Where sunlight is in short supply, the following species and varieties stand out as lead plants, which only show their best side in the light shade:
Majestic ornamental grasses act as an impressive and easy-to-maintain structure generator in the front yard. On the north side, survival artists such as the mountain riding grass (Calamagrostis varia) or the man-sized forest Schmiele (Deschampsia cespitosa) set impressive accents.
These perennials love subdued light - subtle colors for the shade garden
A front yard on the north side is not damned to colorless tristesse. On the contrary leafy perennials and shade bloomers run up to the floral high form here. Here are some of the most beautiful ornamental plants for low-light situations:
With their aesthetic foliage and subtle colors, Funkien (Hosta) can not be missed in the front garden on the north side. A wide range of magnificent varieties is available for you from specialist retailers. Niches that are never caressed by the sun are the ideal refuge for ferns, such as the stag beetle (Phyllitis scolopendrium) or the classic forest fern (Athyrium filix-femina).
Tips
Dim light and damp heat on the north side of the house provide algae and moss ideal living conditions. Natural stones or gravel are therefore not advisable as a floor covering. To fix paths or mulch beds, bark mulch from pine bark is the best choice for the shady front yard.