DESIGN TIPS FOR SHADE GARDENS

Use Foliage:

Rely on plants with interesting foliage such as hostas, Japanese forest grass, spotted lungwort, and coleus for long-lasting color throughout the growing season. Evergreens such as rhododendrons and conifers offer year-round color. 

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Add Color:

Use color to create a mood. Different tones of subtle green will make a space feel more serene. Colorful foliage or flowering plants such as impatiens and begonias will create more visual excitement. 

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Keep It Simple:

Use larger drifts of the same plants for greater visual impact and to keep the design from becoming too busy.  

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Hardscape:

Use hardscape elements such as a pathway, patio, boulders, seating area, or structures such as an arbor or pergola to augment plantings.  

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Install Lighting:

Add pathway, spot, or  up-lighting to enjoy your space at night or during the darker days of winter. 

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Eichenlaub can help you with your landscaping needs. We have the trained and certified personnel, experience, knowledge, and equipment to cultivate a thriving environment on your property. Our comprehensive care allows you to enjoy your landscape, secure in the knowledge that we are attending to  its needs. The right tools in the right hands is the Eichenlaub difference.