Why a shady border is an opportunity

Create a lovely, woodland style border in a shady spot in your garden. I particularly like ferns. Their feathery fronds really lift a dark corner and add a lot of beauty and texture.
Dry shade is the most challenging place to find plants for but there are still lots of plants which will thrive in this situation. One of my favourite, bullet-proof plants is Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'. It is pretty drought tolerant and requires minimal maintenance. It also copes with shade.
I love its variegated foliage which brightens up a dark spot.
When we shot this video it was still relatively cool, despite being June and it was still possible to plant. Now I am writing this text a week or so later the weather has changed suddenly and we are experiencing a heatwave. Don't plant in a heatwave, wait until the weather has cooled down a bit, as the plants will really struggle to establish.

[@RosamundeHutt]

Beautiful ferns and lovely planting!

[@KittyButterwick]

Thanks Ros. Love Kitty xx

[@adnama4911]

Thank you

[@KittyButterwick]

You're welcome! Thank you! Kitty

[@pramodsanatun224]

Hi Kitty, what is the name of this Fern ?

[@KittyButterwick]

Thanks for your question. I am sorry I don't know the names of the ferns mentioned in my video as I didn't keep the plant labels as I normally do. However, I planted Polystichum aculeatum (Hard Shield Fern) in this garden which is a great fern. It is evergreen and adaptable to poor, dry soils. It's quite a large fern, about 90cm x 90cm, height and spread.

[@sjjk-f6t]

Whats the tree called

[@KittyButterwick]

Photinia. It's an evergreen shrub that's been pruned into a tree.