Grow Shade Garden

Fuss-free guide to designing, planting, and maintaining a shady garden, ideal for first-time gardeners

Discover how to assess, grow and maintain a shady garden.

Ideal for first-time gardeners, Grow Shade Garden contains everything you need to create a flourishing garden full of colour, texture and scent in a shady space.

Learn how to grow and care for a variety of shade-loving plants with tips on selecting the right site and varieties. Once you understand different types of shade and have assessed your space, select the best plants for your garden with the help of handy directories that profile different shrubs, perennials, bulbs, and trees, and provide key growing information. Projects on tree planting, container displays, and creating a fernery also get you started on planting techniques and ideas to make the most of a shaded space.

Packed with practical, jargon-free know-how, this easy-to-use guide has everything you need to know to help your garden Grow.