Making the Most of Shade: How to Plan, Plant, and Grow a Fabulous Garden that Lightens up the Shadows

A gorgeous celebration of the shade garden--featuring nearly 300 perennials, annuals, bulbs, ferns, ornamental grasses, and climbing plants that will thrive without direct sunlight
A shaded garden can be a soothing sanctuary that even the most dedicated sun worshipper can welcome on a hot summer day. But how do you get plants to grow in a spot where trees and shrubs hide the sun? In this stunning volume, garden expert Larry Hodgson shows how to create a lush and lovely garden filled with plants that will flourish in the shade.

The first part covers the basics of shade gardening, including planning, planting, and problem-solving. Here readers will find out how to use shade-tolerant grasses and groundcovers for the root-filled areas under trees; discover solutions for dry shade and heavy needle and leaf drop; and learn what to do if a tree should fall and a shade garden is suddenly thrust back in the sun. The second part is devoted to an encyclopedia of shade-loving plants.

Complete with expert designs for five different kinds of shaded gardens, Making the Most of Shade is a splendid new gardening title by the popular author of Perennials for Every Purpose, which Susan McClure, author of Easy-Care Perennial Gardens, called "a treasure . . . the next best thing to having a friendly expert whispering in your ear as you plan, plant, and perfect your perennial garden."

• The New Shade Garden: Creating a Lush Oasis in the Age of Climate Change
• Glorious Shade: Dazzling Plants, Design Ideas, and Proven Techniques for Your Shady Garden
• Designing and Planting a Woodland Garden: Plants and Combinations that Thrive in the Shade
• Planting the Dry Shade Garden: The Best Plants for the Toughest Spot in Your Garden
• The Natural Shade Garden
• The Layered Garden: Design Lessons for Year-Round Beauty from Brandywine Cottage
• Perennial Combinations: Stunning Combinations That Make Your Garden Look Fantastic Right from the Start (Rodale Garden Book)
• Beth Chatto's Shade Garden: Shade-Loving Plants for Year-Round Interest (Pimpernel Garden Classics)
• The Shady Lady’s Guide to Northeast Shade Gardening
• The Magical World of Moss Gardening