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.

Quick growing
RHS Chelsea Flower Show plant of year
Planting combinations
Ground cover
Used at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Nepenthes Bloody Mary (PBR)
Nepenthes 'Bloody Mary' (PBR)
From £35.99
available to order from winter
Nepenthes × ventrata
Nepenthes × ventrata
From £35.99
available to order from winter
Garrya elliptica James Roof
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
£49.99 £39.99
available to order from summer
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
From £39.99
available to order from autumn
Camellia sasanqua Strawberry Swirl
Camellia sasanqua 'Strawberry Swirl'
£49.99 £39.99
available to order from summer
Hamamelis × intermedia Foxy Lady
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Foxy Lady'
£49.99 £39.99
available to order from summer
Winter flowering clematis collection
Winter flowering clematis collection
£53.97 £43.18
available to order from summer
Prunus Ichiyo
Prunus 'Ichiyo'
From £43.99
available to order from summer
Helleborus × hybridus Pretty Ellen collection
Hellebore Pretty Ellen collection
From £23.99
available to order from summer
walnut common
walnut (common)
From £27.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Frilly Frock ('Fpmpl')
Prunus Frilly Frock ('Fpmspl')
From £55.99
available to order from summer
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen collection (3 varieties)
hellebore double Ellen collection
From £31.19
available to order from summer
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen collection with peach
double Ellen hellebore collection with peach
From £31.19
available to order from summer
Bumper woodland collection
Bumper woodland collection
From £33.96
available to order from summer