Shady border, drought collection
A collection of plants for dry shady borders^. Unfussy and drought tolerant, they will need little attention apart from watering in year one as they establish. It includes shrubs for structure and flowering plants that provide colour all year round. You can create different colour themes by changing the plants that die back each year. Shrubs are best planted in autumn or spring and perennial flowering plants are best planted in spring, once the worst of the winter weather has passed.
Plants (150)
Alchemilla mollis
Garden lady's mantle
Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Bergenia 'Abendglut'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Baby Doll'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Bressingham White'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Harzkristall'
Elephant ears, Megasea, Pigsqueak
Bergenia 'Rotblum'
Elephants ears, Megasea, Pigsqueak
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee'
Longspur barrenwort, Long spur bishop's cap
Epimedium x youngianum 'Roseum'
Garden hybrid epimedium, Young's barrenwort
Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea'
Wood spurge
Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae
Mrs Robb's bonnet, Robb's spurge, Wood spurge
Geranium macrorrhizum
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Aucuba japonica
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Aucuba japonica
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Aucuba japonica 'Golden Girl'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Aucuba japonica 'Picturata'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Aucuba japonica f. longifolia 'Lance Leaf'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Bergenia 'Abendglocken'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Admiral'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Angel Kiss'
Elephant's ears, Pigsqueak
Bergenia 'Apple Blossom'
Elephant's ears, Megasea, Pigsqueak
Bergenia 'Autumn Magic'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Ballawley' clonal
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Beethoven'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Bizet'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Bressingham Bountiful'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Bressingham Ruby'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Bressingham Salmon'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Britten'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Claire Maxine'
Elephant's ears, Megasea, Pigsqueak
Bergenia 'Dark Damsel'
Elephant's ears, Megasea, Pigsqueak
Bergenia 'Diamond Drops'
Elephant's ear
Bergenia 'Eden's Magic Giant'
Elephant's ears, Megasea, Pigsqueak
Bergenia 'Eric Smith'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Eroica'
Elephant ears, Megasea, Pigsqueak
Bergenia 'Fire And Ice'
Elephant's ears, Pigsqueak
Bergenia 'Morgenrote'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Night Crystal'
Elephant's ears, Pigsqueak
Bergenia 'Overture'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Pink Dragonfly'
Elephant's ears, Megasea, Pigsqueak
Bergenia 'Red Beauty'
Elephant's ears, Megasea, Pigsqueak
Bergenia 'Rosenkristall'
Elephant's ears, Megasea, Pigsqueak
Bergenia 'Rosi Klose'
Elephant's ears, Megasea, Pigsqueak
Bergenia 'Sakura'
Elephant's ears, Pigsqueak
Bergenia 'Schneekissen'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Silberlicht'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Snow Crystal'
Elephant's ears, Pigsqueak