For a creative front garden design on the north side, specialists are needed who also thrive in low light. The selection of shade-tolerant shrubs, perennials and flowers is surprisingly large. Browse through a rich pool of recommended plants for a representative shade garden in front of your house.

The shadow bell also thrives in the shade

Shade-tolerant characters - tips for trees and shrubs

Shrubs and trees are the optical backbone in the stylish front garden design. Where sunlight is scarce, the following types and varieties trump as leading plants, which only show their best side in light shade:

  • Japanese golden maple (Acer shirasawanum) impresses with yellow leaves and orange-red autumn colors; 250-350cm
  • Shadow bells (Pieris japonica) also put on their white flowers in the shade; Growth height 200-300 cm
  • Ball hydrangea 'Everbloom' (Hydrangea macrophylla) transforms the front yard on the north side into a sea of flowers

Majestic ornamental grasses act as impressive and easy-care structures in the front yard. On the north side, survivors such as mountain reed grass (Calamagrostis varia) or man-sized hair grass (Deschampsia cespitosa) set impressive accents.

These perennials love subdued light - Subtle colors for the shade garden

A front yard on the north side is not condemned to colorless dreariness. On the contrary, ornamental leaf perennials and shade-blooming plants thrive here in floral top form. You can get to know the most beautiful ornamental plants for low-light locations here:

  • Monkshood (Aconite) with blue, yellow or purple flower spikes; Growth height 60, 80, 120 or 150 cm
  • Japanese anemone (Anemone japonica) flowers from August until the first frost; 60, 90 or 120 cm
  • Rodgersia pinnata (Rodgersia pinnata) delights as a flowering and ornamental perennial with summer flowering; 50-80cm
  • Purple bells (Heuchera), shade-flowering leaf ornamental perennials with a blaze of color all year round; 20-50cm

With their aesthetic leaf textures and subtle colors, hostas should not be missing in the front yard on the north side. The specialist trade has a wide range of magnificent varieties ready for you. Niches that are never caressed by the sun are the ideal refuge for ferns, such as the stag's tongue fern (Phyllitis scolopendrium) or the classic forest fern (Athyrium filix-femina).

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Twilight and damp heat on the north side of the house offer ideal living conditions for algae and moss. Natural stones or gravel are therefore not advisable as floor coverings. Pine bark mulch is the best choice for the shady front yard to pave paths or mulch beds.

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