How Do You Design A Perennial Shade Flower Garden?
For those who live on wooded areas shaded by trees, walls and shrubs, having a beautiful flower garden to accent your home almost seems impossible. However, if you keep these tips in mind, you can design and achieve a beautiful perennial shade flower garden. DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHADE: The type of shade you have and choosing plants for that particular light requirement is the most important element of a shade garden. LIGHT SHADE is an area that is shaded but bright. It may be completely shaded for several hours at midday, but sunny the rest of the day. During the summer months, light shade at midday will provide your perennials with a nice cooling effect. Flowers and foliage color are more brilliant when plants are shielded from intense midday sunlight. PARTIAL/MEDIUM SHADE is when the sun’s direct rays are blocked from an area for most of the day. This is where sections of the yard are shaded for much of the day, but receive some direct sun early or late in the day. Many flowers and pla
