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)
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Czakor'
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety'
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Lohfelden'
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Pindus'
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Ridsko'
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Spessart'
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Variegatum'
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Geranium macrorrhizum 'White-Ness'
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Polystichum setiferum
Soft shield fern, Hedge fern, English hedge fern
Polystichum setiferum
Soft shield fern, Hedge fern, English hedge fern
Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen'
Soft shield fern, Hedge fern, English hedge fern
Polystichum setiferum 'Plumosa Densum'
Mossy soft shield fern, Hedge fern, English hedge fern
Polystichum setiferum 'Pulcherrimum Bevis'
Soft shield fern, Hedge fern, English hedge fern
Polystichum setiferum Congestum Group 'Congestum'
Soft shield fern, Hedge fern, English hedge fern
Polystichum setiferum Divisibolum Group 'Dahlem'
Dahlems shield fern
Taxus baccata
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata
English yew, Common yew, Yew
Taxus baccata 'Aureomarginata'
English yew, 'Fastigiata' (narrow) yew
Taxus baccata 'Bultinck Orange Beauty'
Dwarf English yew
Taxus baccata 'David'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Davie'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Dovastoniana'
Westfelton yew, Dovaston's yew, English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Dovastonii Aurea'
Westfelton yew, English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Dwarf Bright Gold'
Dwarf English yew
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Aureomarginata'
English yew, Common yew, Irish yew
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata'
Irish yew, English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Golden Carol'
English yew
Taxus baccata 'Icicle'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Papageno'
Dwarf English yew
Taxus baccata 'Repandens'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Repens Aurea'
Groundcover English yew
Taxus baccata 'Standishii'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Summergold'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Washingtonii'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Aurea Group
Golden English yew, Common yew
Tellima
Fringe cups, False alumroot
Tellima grandiflora
Alaska fringecup
Tellima grandiflora 'Purpurteppich'
Alaska fringecup
Tellima grandiflora Rubra Group
Alaska fringecup
Aucuba japonica 'Pepperspot'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Aucuba japonica f. longifolia
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Aucuba japonica f. longifolia 'Salicifolia'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Bergenia 'Bach'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Bartok'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'HerbstBlute'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Pinneberg'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia cordifolia 'Rose'
Heartleaf bergenia, Pigsqueak