Late Spring Shade Garden Tour // Best Hostas // Best Plants For Shade

On this episode of Guiding Green Thumbs we check out our largest shade garden in Early June 2021. We show the many different shade-loving plants & perennials every garden should have. This tour shows off our best growing hostas, new hostas we've added and perennials that thrive in dry shade conditions. The video is labeled with plant names for your convenience! Come along for the tour!
Zone 5 Gardening

[@davethebeard2706]

OK, I have to give props to your husband for his attempts to bring the dad humor into this... As a fellow dad and husband I fully understand the need and desire to unleash the pent up dad jokes that are almost impossible NOT to say when your given the right material to work with. So, this one's for you, husband behind the camera guy, because no one else will appreciate your humor! 👍😏

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

He is VERY happy with this comment! 😂 💚

[@janeti6149]

This was excellent - thanks- really appreciate that you name the plants snd put the names on the screen

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks for the feedback! 🙂

[@mariasmith6438]

Your hostas are gorgeous, but so is the rest of that garden - you really know what you are doing! And I love Brian's banter!!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@MK-wm6gu]

Thanks for the tour of the shade gardens. Your gardens are absolutely amazing-some of the best, if not THE BEST on KZbin.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you! I appreciate that!

[@derekmanthey8811]

try Deer Out for spraying. Smells like Peppermint. I have 259 hostas and a deer trail next door to me and don't have a problem

[@truthofthematter9409]

Every morning right before my coffee I take our dog out to potty and walk my entire garden. I have to see what's happening to every plant in every spot every day! I agree the Bleeding Heart is gorgeous but can be a bit of a bully in the garden "I'm a pansy, will you pet me?" Brian is a mess and adds so much to your tours

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

I LOVE morning walks... every day I do the same! Bryan may not see the difference everyday but i can spot them in a second haha... and yes... he cant wait to add his two cents in where he can! Thanks for the comment!

[@flowerpixel]

This is so inspiring!!! Gorgeous

[@2an_sound]

Amazing garden! Thank you so much for the detailed tour

[@ivettemolini-romeu1281]

Love your shade garden!!

[@edgygardener2826]

What a beautiful setting. Thank you for the tour

[@mdmnyc41]

Even though I had a hard time hearing you, I thoroughly enjoyed your tour. Your hosta garden inspires me.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you!

[@MOE-gm3si]

Your hosta bed never ceases to impress me. Lovely setting and your layout of the bed is spot on. Please keep updating us every spring. Thank you!

[@harriettpavonrosado5175]

Thank you for the tour. Beautiful shade garden.

[@reneepypiak5427]

What a very pretty shade garden.

[@lizmerritt2148]

Second time watching this. Thanks for the information and recommendations. Your garden are stunning!

[@cathylee4234]

Love your garden and yard

[@tinablum9089]

Beautiful!

[@dufreebell]

Well done on the arrangements of the plants. Looks beautiful, especially with the peeking sun rays! Thanks for the tour.

[@ginnyevans1035]

Working more on my shade garden and appreciate that you put names on the screen! Thanks!

[@Les-OZZYTHEOSCAR]

That's a really beautiful shade border !

[@yingvang1276]

I dream of having a plant garden like yours. 💕

[@msshoeka5573]

Thank you so much....its beautiful

[@tedscott1478]

You have a beautiful garden and you have a lovely turn of phrase... Thank you😊

[@iimoreno29]

Loved your shade garden. Thanks for sharing.

[@lovevancouver3681]

Really enjoyed touring your shade garden. Very impressed.

[@mntzmiles081]

Beautiful beautiful beautiful

[@VickiLifeishappy]

Beautiful shade garden. Thanks

[@sharonsteele618]

Love your garden and home.

[@elainezaricor2599]

Thanks for sharing your lovely garden ❤

[@donabellahardeneravlogs790]

Wow elegant plants!

[@Meg_88]

Thank you so much for doing this. I have a north-facing house so my front garden doesn't get much sun. My Hastas do so well there, but I wanted a little variety since I have a lot of the same ones. This has helped me a lot!

[@Penny21691]

So beautiful

[@boogiegirl4276]

Beautiful garden.

[@myrasoguilon]

Hi new subscriber here! I love your tour garden, I'm sure along the way, I'm gonna learn more about plants from you , so thank you for doing this videos. 😁🙏🌱

[@valknowlton646]

Love your video! Beautiful garden. I had no idea that an iris would survive in shade. Very informative. Thank you.

[@jotejada2249]

Beautiful garden ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@bethjohnson8234]

Beautiful

[@bonniemccormack1361]

Looks fabulous, love the dad jokes 😅

[@konniethrash7834]

Love your shade garden 💜

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you! 😊

[@Tinyteacher1111]

New subscriber here. I just found your channel today, and I loved this video! It reminds me of a gorgeous hosta garden I had planted at my previous house. All of the hostas and ground covers there came from a grocery bag full of hostas and ground covers I grabbed from my grandma’s house when they moved. They grew so well, they filled my entire 1/3 acre lot on 3 sides and under trees!

[@marthayoder1188]

This garden is so beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks for watching!

[@tamaradimario7458]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you!

[@carolwrobleski4664]

What a stunning garden!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you!

[@tinablum9089]

Loved the plant tour! Beautiful 🪴

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@josealeman332]

Your shade garden looks beautiful..

[@PrettyDamnBlondez]

I love your enthusiasm & passion. Your husband is funny, too. Just go with the flow😁

[@gwenrhett13]

Your shade garden is beautiful. You gave me some great ideas for the shady portion of my yard! I am going to add a clay bench to sit and meditate in the middle! :)

[@alangardner3520]

Thanks that was a brilliant tour of your shade garden. In Northern Ireland we probably don't have the v.hot/v.cold but plenty of rain. Loved the way you named the plants soo helpful. I'll have to create more shade in my new garden.

[@sarahhayhurst9944]

What a stunning shade garden. Thanks so much for giving the names of so many hostas. I love them but nobody ever remembers their names! 😍

[@jamiescountryliving]

Love your shade garden. I have lots of shade here a few sunny spots. Thank you very much. From Maryland here..

[@tonyquinn22]

Gorgeous garden. Really gives me ideas for my yard. Such a gorgeous lady too. He is a lucky guy.

[@jackiesplanthaven]

Beautiful Hostas!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you!

[@gracerichards3]

Beautiful.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you!

[@ceemee7368]

I so appreciate the names of the plants and the great descriptions. Thank you.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Great! Glad it helps!

[@chrissheets4865]

Pretty shade garden. Would love to see it when the blooms open on the hydrangeas.

[@mayarada2059]

Very nice spring shade

[@mizpahverdeprado5749]

Your garden looks awesome!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you!

[@mygardeninbloom]

I have two small shade gardens and love them. Yours are so so beautiful. I love your tour.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you! Be careful... this large garden started as two small shade gardens.... haha

[@marilyngandy2299]

Your shade garden is gorgeous!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you!

[@jamesharper4656]

Excellent all around video. Perfect assortment of shade plants, great lady narrative . Beautiful photography and natural lighting! Best editing and camera work. Thanks to the both of you for a feel-good HostaVideo.

[@maureenthomson9584]

I enjoyed the tour your garden is gorgeous 🍀🌹

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you! 😊

[@kimlundquist3475]

Beautiful 😍

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you!

[@eileenchang2173]

Your variety and placement of the plants are outstanding ! Thanks for the review and identification of the plants! 🌸🇨🇦

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks so much! 😊 I appreciate the feedback!

[@mayyang4756]

Love your plants,

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks! 😊

[@1955missellie]

New subscriber..... loved the walkabout..... gorgeous!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks!

[@paulafranciscac2787]

your hostas are so beautiful. I wish I hade more shade in my garden! I need to plant more trees. I love the varieties of textures, colors and shapes. Great eye for creating beauty!

[@ElderandOakFarm]

I wish I had mature trees on my property so I could create a shade garden! So beautiful!

[@mytimelesshome]

Beautiful Shade Garden!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you!

[@georgefitzhugh6455]

Thanks for sharing. Subbed!

[@Tibetan2]

Gorgeous gardens! Such robust and healthy plants… really loved the tour.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback!

[@NicoleSmithGardening]

Love love love your shade garden! So glad youtube recommended it! 💚 New subscriber ✌️

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Great!! Welcome and thanks for watching!

[@peggystein3745]

Beautiful tour you are very knowledgeable I don't have any hosta yet but would like to add some to my shady areas near the forest edges and underneath the trees..your garden is beautiful!

[@seacoast4950]

Awesome shade garden! Could you do a video on your container house plants sometime?

[@TheGardenGram]

I love your shade garden, it's beautiful!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you!

[@TheGardenGram]

@@GuidingGreenThumbs You're welcome

[@lindadeclue.2215]

Beautiful shade garden. Thank you for sharing. I started working on my shade garden and this video has helped me a lot.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Glad you found it helpful! Good luck with your garden! 😊

[@meggiwick7601]

Wonderful and well arranged

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks!

[@simryusom8811]

I love your garden it’s gotten bigger than last year! Your husband cracked me up everytime🤣

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

It’s funny how gardens grow and expand every year isn’t it?! 😂

[@renaeboonstra54]

Really beautiful ❤

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you! 😊

[@Provysjourney]

So glad you popped up on my KZbin feed!! Love your garden! Thanks for your narration and in-depth descriptions! Love, love, love it all! Looking forward to more tours. P.S. I really like your husbands sense of humor.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you so much! We appreciate your feedback!

[@michelelara5982]

Amazing gardens! I have a shade bed under oak trees and I just have some liriope and hydrangeas. I had no idea that hostas came in such bright colors, loving the blue shades too. It’s all very beautiful.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Oh yes! There are thousands and thousands of Hostas! An easy addiction… be careful! 😂

[@normajjs]

Beautiful hostas

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you!

[@SoulAngelHealing]

That could be Hosta T Rex the one you first thought was an elegans? Such a beautiful garden. Delighted I found your video, just started my own shade garden in a space in total shade by my huge trees so was wondering what to plant...going to copy your hosta heaven 😂😂😍😍 thank you.

[@aroundthehousewithcheryl]

Your hosta's are beautiful. Thanks for sharing your garden🙂

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks for watching! 🙂❤️

[@lorellstoneman74]

Georgous, thanks for the tour, beautiful creation.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks for watching!

[@lorellstoneman74]

@@GuidingGreenThumbs Love your eye candy.

[@MrTwitch62]

Glad to have found you, looks great! We just bought a home and need some plants to hold soil on a hill, so we are just getting started.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks! Good luck! Congratulations on the new home- how exciting!

[@jeanrae2171]

Well-groomed beds!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks- it’s a full time job but I love it!

[@dianepliska4256]

You have a beautiful garden, I am enjoying your channel.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you for the feedback!

[@laurelsayer7557]

I love the fact that you give the botanical name for the plants as well as the common name. Brilliant for us in the UK who watch your channel. And how do you keep your vistas looking SO amazing - the slugs decimate all of mine!

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

We def have slugs but not too many… they are manageable. Our yard is sloping and dry generally… so that helps. 😊

[@aat3tville181]

wow that big one Sagae?? is amazing I have just started our hosta beds at our new house bad dad jokes rock

[@june4033]

Love your shade garden! ❤️You tube recommended it. What is the little tree/bush at the end by the birdhouse that has apricot colored flowers? You by passed it. Thanks for putting names on the plants. What state and zone are you in? You put a lot of hard work in your gardens. They’re beautiful!!

[@jaynedurling4811]

I'm a little late to your channel but so glad I found you. I'm in Vancouver, BC in a Zone 8b. You have a stunning shade garden. Everything I love and have several in my own garden, Japanese forest grass, hostas, brunnera, and OMG I don't know what it is about epimedium but it is my absolute favourite plant of all time. And your comment about heuchera, yep you have to experiment with different ones. You're right, things always make you go 'hmmmm?' I don't have Astilbe and have often thought about getting it. Do you like it or could you leave it? Loved your video.

[@GrannysGarden]

You popped up on my KZbin recommended page. Love your garden! New subscriber

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Awesome! Wow- KZbin is recommending me?! Thanks for letting me know! Thanks for the feedback too!

[@michellesabourin2328]

Thanks for sharing your garden! My dream garden. Please continue to do video like this one. I really like that you wrote the name of each plant and provided explanation for each.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you for the feedback! Glad you found this helpful! 😊

[@janicewenzel3523]

Beautiful gardens..can easily see why you love your plants..they look great..your knowledge of your plants is very impressive...

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you! Ten years of experimenting is a great way to learn ;-)

[@marysmith9361]

Absolutely love, love , love your hostas! I had a hosta garden on the Cape, but it's so hot and humid here in GA, I don't think they would survive here. Your hubby sounds like a nice guy.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you Mary! Hostas are definitely fun! I went through a crazy hosta phase at one point, they are addicting!

[@JuJuBee223]

What a beautiful garden..Love Hostas!! My neighbor has Hosta Liberty and they don't look like much in the pot but man when they get bigger they get Amazing color.A true showstopper!! I am sooo happy you pointed out your Hydrangeas hardly bloom in NY due to the late frosts. Same thing happens to mine here in Illinois by Chicago. I've had my hydrangeas for 7 years. Every year no blooms but because of the warmer temperatures this spring my 5 older varieties have blooms. My endless summer ones usually will get maybe 3-5 blooms but this year I have like over 15-30 blooms on each plant old and new varieties.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Yes!! Its going to be an awesome year for hydrangeas! I am SO excited! Enjoy them and take lots of pictures! :-)

[@mayyang4756]

Your video is the best of all the hosta video, Your plants are very unique and de

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thank you! I appreciate your feedback!

[@budj13]

Thanks for sharing your shade garden varieties! I am planting a shade garden in a newly created area between our house and timber framed pavilion. I love how your garden has filled in with nice variety and repetition. I got some good ideas from you. I understand your deer challenge-- they raid our berries and strip our grapes if I don't net them. I put chain link around the vegetable garden because the deer just don't share well.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks Bud, Ive tried to accept our wildlife population but they certainly are frustrating some seasons! Good luck with your shade garden creation! Shade gardening can be fun!

[@beverlypatterson]

i love Hoatas as well, yours are beautiful too. That hosta by your Elegance, that look like a Blue Angel hosta.

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Could very well be!

[@beatriceanderson9745]

Beautiful gardens! What kind of fertilizer do you use? You and your husband make a great team! I enjoy watching your videos and listening to all your comments!😊💖🌸🐝🌼

[@GuidingGreenThumbs]

Thanks for the comment/question! I use an all purpose granular every spring (Espoma plant tone) and then Neptune’s Harvest Fish and Seaweed Blend throughout the season. 😊