Landscape Design Ideas - Shade Gardening -Hostas & Beyond

Hello. Today we will show you some excellent shade perennials. Starting with Hostas, and ending with Lungwort. I hope you find one that speaks to you and inspires you to garden!!
Welcome, my name is Michelle and I own a garden center and floral store called The Landscape Connection. I am also a home gardener and a retired landscape designer and installer. If you like our videos please subscribe, like, share, and leave your comments and questions.
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[@staceyallard2692]

I’m really loving this series. I bought my first & most likely my only house (I’m 56) a year ago last October. So last spring I worked my butt off putting a Sun perennial bed & a shade perennial bed. I have hostas, coral bells, lungwort, astilbe, brunnera, lamium, ajuga, ferns, & Japanese forest grass, both of the ones you mentioned, all gold & the other one (I can’t think of the name) but, I would love to add some lenton rose, an evergreen, jacobs ladder, & an aralia sun king to the shade this year & this series gets me excited! Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge with us! & for Pete’s sake, I can’t imagine anyone wanting be negative towards you! It says everything about them, not you! Ignore the haters! 😊♥️

[@gardeningTLC]

Haha....thanks, and I do, I've got pretty thick.skin. your garden sounds wonderful....I am itching to get out there...April-May can't get here soon enough.

[@bonniecarlstrom6014]

👍👍 great presentation!

[@MK-wm6gu]

You’re awesome. Thanks for all the information!

[@gardeningTLC]

My pleasure!

[@wilsons_acres71]

Thank you so much for all you're sharing. I'm learning so much. I'm a gardener as well, but I consider myself an amateur still.

[@darciedidden6686]

Hi, there! I just found your channel and have watched a few on shade beds. The one plant that really compliments a Hosta bed is Solomon's seal and I never see it mentioned. It is so hardy and easy to maintain. I am in zone six in Arkansas and they do very well. They multiply each year, plus you can break the rhizomes into several pieces to plant in different locations. Check them out, you'll be glad you did.

[@deannahaworth7666]

I do not personally know anyone that does not like hostas

[@KidCity1985]

Because you are not a communist.

[@shirley911]

Another great video on shade gardening. Such a great series. Can't wait for next week!

[@gardeningTLC]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@valeriecaputa713]

Thank you for you wonderful advice. I'm sooo inspired.

[@gardeningTLC]

So glad!

[@elisabethvismans]

Another very informative video. Made a list and will buy soon some of the perennials you mentioned. Thank you.

[@gardeningTLC]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mariacorazoneugenio2252]

Tons of helpful information. Thanks a lot! Will be following your vlogs from now on.

[@gardeningTLC]

Awesome, thank you!

[@trudymcneely6833]

I am so glad I found your channel. I need some tips on slugs and other critters that destroy my hostas...thanks

[@Erxxk.13]

Some great hostas there!

[@menow7851]

I LOVE the variegated hostas. I recall my working overtime and spending it on 6 gallon pots of hostas. I have the perfect shade garden. Planted they gave me great joy. Day 7 they were gone!!. Only short nubs sticking out of the ground. I was in shock. Who cut away all of my hostas? I'll have to murder them. My detective work led me to the silent killers......SNAILS. Yes, escargot sized attacking after dark...total annihilation. The plants did not recover.

[@gardeningTLC]

That is heartbreaking

[@maggiehughes4283]

How perfect. Video saved and will be very worthwhile when Spring comes. Agree with another person in your comments that you leave plant photos up long enough to appreciate. Find choosing the right plants to combine rather difficult so maybe this might be a good start.

[@gardeningTLC]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brendahayes3365]

Loved this! Thank you so much for the great info❤️ Brenda🇨🇦ZN4

[@gardeningTLC]

You are so welcome Brenda😃

[@mitzi605]

Awesome

[@richbishop7896]

I really like that Coast to Coast hosta and would like to include it in my shade garden with Dark Side of the Moon astilbes and Wildberry heucheras. Bonny

[@christineschueneman4147]

Love this💖💖💖

[@user-qz8vx8wm8f]

Thank you loved the show

[@gardeningTLC]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@fishdodobo]

Thanks for sharing your videos, more info i can get❤

[@user-zb3ng7nl9e]

Excellent video. Thank you!

[@gardeningTLC]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kclancy8128]

I enjoyed your video. I would love to hear about ground covers. I will look for the video.:)

[@gardeningTLC]

Noted! We will see if I do that....

[@merryhaveman353]

So. Many favorites in this list, makes me wish I had more shade.

[@gardeningTLC]

I have some, but not as much as I used to at my other home.

[@WineWhiskeyNH]

I enjoy your enthusiasm!

[@gardeningTLC]

Why..thank you☺️

[@randyells3436]

Again thank you so much for these videos. I've learned so much already.

[@gardeningTLC]

You are so welcome!

[@rachelchristenson8232]

Awesome video Michelle! Thank you

[@gardeningTLC]

You are so welcome!

[@susettrankin2359]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. Great series !

[@gardeningTLC]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@reneeswallow2023]

Can hardly wait to go shopping for these shade plants! I have a large shade garden, my prayer garden, and i have struggled with plants dying 😢. We are also zone 5 in Iowa so this was super helpful! I think needing more watering is part of the problem. Thank you Michelle! You are a blessing!

[@gardeningTLC]

Sooo...what is planted in your prayer garden? Is it texture? Flowers? Scent? Is it hidden, a nook? I actually want to create a little private area for that somewhere in my garden..interested to hear your thoughts...

[@reneeswallow2023]

Predominantly, l have hosta, ferns, coral bells, bleeding hearts, jacobs ladder , ruby red slippers hydrangea, asiatic lilies. Planning on adding brunnera this year. Tried adding Toad lilies & cyclamen last year but the squinnies dug them up. We hang boston ferns also hand have a nice seating area with 2 rockers. Not a lot of sent but looking to add that hopefully this year. The garden runs the length of the back of our house and is about 25 feet wide. It was dirt and very steep incline to begin with. We have added tons of dirt and compost and big rocks. There are levels and raised beds with rock walls between two paths. We put a wooden fence with an arbor on the end facing the Gravel road for privacy. There are bird houses and hummingbird feeders here and there. I would send pics but don't know how to attach them to this. I am so excited to create this spring in the prayer garden and memory garden and maybe even create a new one this year! It's my passion as I can tell it is yours too! I look forward to your videos and think of you as my long distant friend! Blessings!

[@brendagoode4016]

Thank you for this series. My front foundation is full shade.

[@gardeningTLC]

You are so welcome!

[@PeggyMills]

Yes, Michelle it was awesome! You are awesome! In my top of all KZbinrs. Every time, I know it’s going to be fun and educational. Love, love your channel. I always like and comment to help you grow.

[@gardeningTLC]

Yay! Thank you! I always look for your comments!!

[@lanamolczyk5139]

I am really enjoying your videos. I am glad I found you 🙂

[@gardeningTLC]

Welcome to our little community!. Thanks for watching!!

[@lisafeeney91]

Thxs for sharing. So much information 😊

[@gardeningTLC]

You are so welcome!

[@denisecoviello5619]

I bought all my astilbe on the clearance rack at a big box store. Babied them that summer, planted in early fall, and they’re doing well. I’ve tried Lady’s Mantle in a few different spots in my yard and have yet to have success. It just shrivels. My favorites are brunnera and lungwort. Can’t wait to look for the grasses. Thanks for the shade series! 🌿💚🍃

[@srollins8789]

Thank you for all your information. ❤

[@gardeningTLC]

Any time!

[@user-nn2ly8bp1m]

Awesome series most of my gardens are in some shade so really enjoying this series. Thanks!

[@gardeningTLC]

Glad you like them!

[@Cmash5195]

Love this series! My gardens are all predominantly in the shade. I have most of the plants you highlighted but the designs I created with them often look like a “cool mess” 😂. I also have a lot of dry shade since my trees are all mature size now. Looking forward to your design videos next week!

[@gardeningTLC]

Wonderful!

[@growgreenhomestead2438]

Thank you so much for doing these series. I created a 85 ft straight line to create a privacy screen in front of my home, while my trees were growing, I decided to throw flowers in between them every year. But I failed and it looked terrible. Deer ate my daisy may daisy and my petunias. I am trying to put together a list of plants I can put out there in the full sun area that deer won't eat. I would love to have big bright tall plants like coneflower, and others that I don't have to plant every year, ha ha. Looking for simple but colorful design ideas.

[@gardeningTLC]

I will think about a solution for you when I do my "what would Michelle do" series 😀

[@growgreenhomestead2438]

@@gardeningTLC thanks.

[@JB-jk8pc]

Great list. I'm trying to make some shade in my yard so that I can grow these plants. I personally love ground covers and they are a living mulch so I dont understand why people would give you a hard time about covering them. Dont listen to that negativity. Keep doing what your doing!

[@gardeningTLC]

So nice of you

[@SSSHILOH4]

Looking forward to your inspiration video!

[@anneheppner2920]

What an awesome video! I just found your channel. I watch many others, and you do the best job! All the right info in such a concise manner. Thank you!

[@gardeningTLC]

Welcome aboard!

[@jacquiedavis4918]

Looking forward to next shade video!

[@sivlow264]

Great video, very inspirational ❤

[@gardeningTLC]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@susanwhite1641]

Fantastic video. Really appreciate how much you put into your channel. Thank you 🌺

[@gardeningTLC]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@josefalawson3049]

I just declared you my garden Angel. Thank you.

[@gardeningTLC]

😇

[@sterlgirlceline]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌼

[@donutdomination139]

Please don’t say you are retired from landscape design! I just found you and will be contacting you soon to look at our property!

[@gardeningTLC]

Sorry 🙁

[@michellezentmyer4288]

Fun video especially for us with most shade! Except for the grasses, I have almost all of the other plants. I also have ferns that give beautiful texture next to the hosta and hellebores. Thank you!🌷

[@gardeningTLC]

Yeah, I originally had ferns in the video then took them out...they can be invasive under the right circumstances...and I have a lot of beginner gardeners that watch. I did not want to create a nightmare for anyone. So I erred on the side of caution. I have planted plenty of ferns, but all in dry shade or enclosed areas where they could not get away. They add great texture to the garden.

[@michellezentmyer4288]

You are so smart! The ferns never come back exactly where they were planted.

[@conniemorgan8402]

New subscriber ❤️❤️❤️

[@gardeningTLC]

Welcome!!

[@annejeppesen160]

I’m going to need a much larger shadegarden! 😂

[@gardeningTLC]

Haha

[@Kat-M772]

What are good plants for the western facing side of the house?

[@gardeningTLC]

Thanks for the question. I will address that in my series in March. "What would MIchelle do" so stay tuned....great question, you are not the 1st to ask it.

[@paulprovenzanotelejug7877]

Hakonechloa rabbit resistant?!?! They bring salad dressing to my yard to eat mine! I’m constantly chasing them from it. Well, that’s mine anyway.

[@gardeningTLC]

Wow...I have never had them eat mine and I do have rabbits...It is crazy how things are so different in different places. Thank you for that information.

[@debbieswann5721]

Love your shade gardening advice. My problem is DEEP shade. I seem to struggle with all these plants in deep shade and no one actually talks about the difference in shade gardening and deep shade. Any help?

[@gardeningTLC]

I don't have a lot of experience with it....but let me try and address it in the "what would Michelle do series"

[@user-pw4nf4cn5f]

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[@kellymichalec9126]

Love, love, love Queen of Hearts! Just planted them two seasons ago. Can these be split?

[@gardeningTLC]

Yes. They actually want to be divided every 4-5 years

[@linniehodapp9519]

Do you sell sweet box shrubs

[@gardeningTLC]

No...not yet

[@patriciakane764]

I know you are pressed for time but I wish you would pronounce the NAME of the flower more slowly so that we can understand since some of us are not familiar with them or that particilar version. Thank you.

[@gardeningTLC]

Are the listed names not big enough to read? It was one of the reasons I started listing every plant I talked about.......just in case I talk too fast.......which I know I do

[@jaden520]

😞 *promo sm*

[@kimthang3180]

Not true Michele ,deer ate my bleeding heart flower

[@gardeningTLC]

Oh no....Deer are fickle things and adapt from region to region...I'm so sorry about your bleeding hearts

[@KidCity1985]

What communist doesn't like hosta's?