Late last Spring, I put in my first shade (well, shady for my Florida yard) garden. My sandhills property is more suited for desert gardening than shade gardening. I wanted a place to sit and read and enjoy the butterflies and hummers without frying. It was 10 - 15 degrees cooler under the trees than in the rest of the yard.
I had to clear a path through this clump of trees, trim several branches and dig out lots of roots before planting. I have no method to my madness...just plant what I like. It gets early morning sun, high shade during the day then 1 hour of sun before sunset.
I can't wait for it to fill in this year. I have already added several bee balms, red shrimp plant and 2 hanging baskets of fuschia from the trees. The hummers love this spot as did the zebra longwings last year.
Here's a few pics a month or so after I planted it last year. Enjoy!
