Plants For North-facing Gardens

North-facing gardens tend to get the least amount of sun. That doesn’t mean your garden will be boring though as there are loads of shade-loving plants that will thrive.

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Acid shade plant combination (1)
Astrantia and Digitalis plant combination (1)
Astrantia and Dryopteris plant combination (1)
Astrantia and Geranium plant combination (1)
Attracting wildlife seed combination (1)
Bold foliage for shade plant combination (3)
Contemporary plant combination (1)
Damp shade plant combination (2)
Dazzling colour weed-smothering plant combination (1)
Dry shade plant combination (2)
Evergreen groundcover plant combination (3)
Green and gold for damp shade plant combination (2)
Green and white plant combination (2)
Pimpinella and Pennisetum plant combination (1)
Pinks and purple dry shade plant combination (2)
Pinks and purples plant combination (3)
Pulmonaria and Athyrium plant combination (2)
Red and orange plant combination (1)
Sedum and Aster plant combination (2)
Shady clay plant combination (1)
Shady lady plant combination (2)
Slug resistant plant combination for shade (3)
Spires and spots plant combination (1)
Structural green and white plant combination (1)
Structured shade plant combination (3)
Sun baked plant combination (2)
Thalictrum and Astrantia plant combination (1)
The Highgrove Hosta Collection (6)
The Highgrove Kitchen Garden Collection (1)
Tiarella and Brunnera plant combination (4)
Vibrant colour for bees plant combination (1)
Year round groundcover plant combination (2)
Yellow and gold plant combination (1)

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March (30)
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June (89)
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August (78)
September (53)
October (22)
November (5)
December (2)

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Semi-evergreen (43)

Fragrance

All scented flowers (12)
Aromatic foliage (32)
Highly scented (3)

Attractive to wildlife

Attractive to bees (90)
Attractive to birds (17)
Attractive to butterflies and moths (41)
Attractive to pollinators (95)
Attractive to wildlife (104)

Quick growing

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Quite (205)
Yes (110)

Eventual size

Large (29)
Medium (112)
Small (172)

Special features

Architectural silhouettes (41)
Attractive seedheads (12)
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Berries or fruit (8)
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Colourful bark or stems (4)
Columnar (1)
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Easy to grow (29)
Evergreen / semi evergreen (108)
Fast growing (20)
Flower spires (33)
Flowering (210)
Large leaved (4)
Long flowering (30)
Low maintenance (116)
Makes a good hedge or screen (6)
Plants that are native (18)
Plants that don't need pruning (3)
Plants that help filter noise (6)
Plants that show resistance to deer and rabbits (60)
Plants that will cope with the odd football (30)
Plants to deter vandals and burglars (1)
Resistant to diseases (87)
Scented Leaves (1)
Small leaved (3)
Stylish in the border (30)
Sublime umbelliferas (5)
Suitable for containers (64)
Suitable for hanging baskets (3)
Tough plants that are harder to kill (38)
Winter colour (88)

Indoor plants by room

Hallways and landings (3)
Kitchens (3)

Bulb planting time

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Spring planting (5)

Bedding planting time

Autumn & winter planting bedding (8)
Spring & summer planting bedding (3)

Sowing month inside or protected

February (4)
March (10)
April (11)
May (8)
August (1)
September (2)
October (2)
November (1)

Sowing month outside

March (5)
April (7)
May (7)
June (4)
July (4)
August (4)
September (5)
October (5)

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Hardy

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Yes (250)

Leaf colour

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Bronze (9)
Green (221)
Purple (10)
Red (6)
Silver (10)
Variegated (33)
Yellow (4)

Ground cover

No (122)
Yes (181)

Position

Back of border (27)
Bottom of hedges (44)
Covering eyesores (1)
Front of border (158)
Middle of border (95)
Next to a patio (7)
Next to a pond (59)
Next to an entrance (16)
Next to seating areas (26)
Steep banks (62)
Walls & fences (1)

Shape

Bushy (2)
Fountain (2)
Hummock (6)
Spreading (1)

Soil moisture

Damp (62)
Dry/Sandy (93)
Normal (260)

Used at Chelsea

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2002 - HRH The Prince of Wales - Laurent-Perrier (6)
2003 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (6)
2004 - Sir Terrance Conran - Laurent-Perrier (5)
2005 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (4)
2006 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (3)
2007 - Jinny Blom - Laurent-Perrier (7)
2008 - Arabella Lennox-Boyd - Daily Telegraph (10)
2008 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (10)
2009 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2009 - Ulf Nordfjell - Daily Telegraph (6)
2010 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (6)
2010 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (12)
2011 - Cleve West - Daily Telegraph (6)
2011 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (4)
2012 - Arne Maynard - Laurent-Perrier (13)
2012 - Sarah Price - Daily Telegraph (13)
2013 - Christopher Bradley-Hole - Daily Telegraph (8)
2013 - Ulf Nordfjell - Laurent-Perrier (4)
2014 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (5)
2014 - Tommaso del Buono - Daily Telegraph (4)
2015 - Dan Pearson - Laurent-Perrier (8)
2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (7)
2016 - Jekka McVicar - St John's Hospice (1)
2018 Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (16)
2019 - Andy Sturgeon - M & G (18)
2019 - Sarah Eberley - Forestry Commission (11)
2022 - Andy Sturgeon - Mind Garden / Crocus (10)
2023 - Sarah Price - Nurture Garden (16)

Kitchen garden planting guidelines

Propagate in green house (7)
Suitable for compact container gardening (5)
Suitable for grow beds (11)
Suitable for large container gardening (12)
Suitable for window boxes (5)
Use cloche (7)

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Primula vulgaris

£2.24 - £26.24

approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

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Prunella vulgaris

£2.99 - £26.24

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Galium verum

£2.99 - £26.24

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Digitalis × mertonensis

£3.49 - £18.00

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Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'

£1.89 - £27.00

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Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'

£2.49 - £22.49

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Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora

£1.89 - £17.25

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Digitalis purpurea Excelsior Group

£3.49 - £18.00

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Digitalis purpurea

£1.89 - £26.24

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common chamomile

£2.99 - £11.98

approx 400 seeds In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

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Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'

£4.49 - £20.25

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Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'

£4.49 - £20.25

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Alchemilla mollis

£2.29 - £29.99

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Bergenia 'Abendglut'

£7.49 - £33.75

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Cornus alba 'Sibirica'

£9.99 - £56.24

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Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'

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Cyclamen hederifolium var. hederifolium f. albiflorum

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Centaurea nigra

£2.99 - £26.24

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Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris

£14.99 - £84.99

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Blechnum spicant

£6.99 - £54.00

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