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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Bright, indirect light (14)
Light shade (746)
Shade (170)
Sun (658)

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Acid (410)
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Haven't a clue (474)
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Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost (170)
Moderately fertile, moist, but well-drained soil, or general-purpose loam-based potting compost (42)
Normal (935)
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Prefers acid soil (57)
Reliably damp or boggy soil (4)
Specialist compost (6)

Special conditions

Boggy or damp shade (84)
Coastal conditions (36)
Dry shade (174)
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Exposed positions (76)
Tolerate air pollution (172)
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Attractive to butterflies and moths (107)
Attractive to pollinators (320)
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RHS Plants for pollinators (357)

Quick growing

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Yes (328)

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Small (514)

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Low maintenance (399)
Makes a good hedge or screen (98)
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Plants that will cope with the odd football (166)
Plants to deter vandals and burglars (34)
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Weeping (4)
Winter colour (196)

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Conservatories (6)
Hallways and landings (9)
Home office (7)
Kitchens (10)
Living spaces (8)
Offices (3)

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Autumn planting (44)
Spring planting (26)

Bulb divisions

Lilium (Division 7) Oriental hybrids (1)
Lilium (Division 9) True species & selected forms (1)

Bedding planting time

Autumn & winter planting bedding (31)
Spring & summer planting bedding (20)

Chelsea plant of year

2013 (1)
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2018 (1)
Centenary (1)

Fruit pollination group

Apple pollination group 3 (1)
Self-fertile (5)

Sowing month inside or protected

February (9)
March (33)
April (28)
May (24)
June (2)
August (5)
September (13)
October (11)
November (3)

Sowing month outside

March (41)
April (51)
May (51)
June (19)
July (14)
August (15)
September (50)
October (46)

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Selected offers (32)

Ready made borders

Ready-made border Autumn colour (3)
Ready-made border Bee and Butterfly (1)
Ready-made border Blending purples (1)
Ready-made border Blue and silver (2)
Ready-made border Budget (8)
Ready-made border Chalky soil (3)
Ready-made border Clay soil (6)
Ready-made border Cool grasses and hot exotics (3)
Ready-made border Cool shade (4)
Ready-made border Cottage garden scheme (3)
Ready-made border Dark and light (1)
Ready-made border Dry Mediterranean (2)
Ready-made border Early colour (2)
Ready-made border Elegant and architectural (1)
Ready-made border Fiery summer (1)
Ready-made border Flowers for pollinators (1)
Ready-made border Good bedfellows (1)
Ready-made border Keep it cool (2)
Ready-made border Lime-green and orange (2)
Ready-made border Lush shade (3)
Ready-made border Planting the woodland edge (3)
Ready-made border Red summer (2)
Ready-made border Sandy soil (3)
Ready-made border Scented garden (2)
Ready-made border Shades of pink (1)
Ready-made border Shady pink (3)
Ready-made border Shady sanctuary (4)
Ready-made border Soft Summer (1)
Ready-made border Soothing green and white (3)
Ready-made border Spring colour (9)
Ready-made border Steamy jungle (7)
Ready-made border Woodland (2)

Planting combinations

Acid shade plant combination (2)
Astrantia and Digitalis plant combination (1)
Astrantia and Dryopteris plant combination (1)
Astrantia and Geranium plant combination (1)
Attracting wildlife seed combination (1)
Blue and silver plant combination (1)
Bold foliage for shade plant combination (3)
Cutting garden plant combination (1)
Damp shade plant combination (2)
Dazzling colour weed-smothering plant combination (1)
Dry shade plant combination (3)
Edible flowers plant and seed combination (2)
Evergreen groundcover plant combination (3)
Featured combinations (3)
Green and gold for damp shade plant combination (2)
Green and white plant combination (3)
Henry Agg Dog friendly plants (3)
Low maintenance plant combination (summer) (1)
Pimpinella and Pennisetum plant combination (1)
Pink and purple long-flowering plant combination (1)
Pinks and purple dry shade plant combination (2)
Pinks and purples plant combination (4)
Pulmonaria and Athyrium plant combination (2)
Red and orange plant combination (1)
Rich tones slug resistant plant combination (1)
Sanguisorba and Calamagrostis plant combination (1)
Sedum and Aster plant combination (1)
Shady clay plant combination (1)
Shady lady plant combination (2)
Slug resistant plant combination for shade (3)
Slug resistant plant combination (1)
Spires and spots 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 (2)
Tiarella and Brunnera plant combination (4)
Vibrant colour for bees plant combination (1)
Vibrant colour seed combination (1)
Year round groundcover plant combination (2)
Yellow and gold plant combination (1)

Hardy

No (44)
Semi (69)
Yes (868)

Leaf colour

Blue (80)
Bronze (22)
Green (863)
Purple (28)
Red (26)
Silver (22)
Variegated (61)
Yellow (21)

Ground cover

No (503)
Yes (375)

Position

Arches & pergolas (70)
Back of border (158)
Bottom of hedges (148)
Conservatories (14)
Covering eyesores (63)
Front of border (430)
Middle of border (418)
Next to a patio (173)
Next to a pond (92)
Next to an entrance (198)
Next to seating areas (215)
Steep banks (137)
Through hedges (86)
Walls & fences (166)

Shape

Ball (2)
Bushy (37)
Columnar (3)
Fountain (7)
Hummock (6)
Pyramid (2)
Spreading (7)
Weeping (4)

Soil moisture

Damp (125)
Dry/Sandy (246)
Normal (921)

Used at Chelsea

2001 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2002 - HRH The Prince of Wales - Laurent-Perrier (12)
2003 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (9)
2004 - Sir Terrance Conran - Laurent-Perrier (5)
2005 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (4)
2006 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (4)
2007 - Jinny Blom - Laurent-Perrier (12)
2008 - Arabella Lennox-Boyd - Daily Telegraph (15)
2008 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (13)
2009 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (3)
2009 - Ulf Nordfjell - Daily Telegraph (8)
2010 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (7)
2010 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (13)
2011 - Cleve West - Daily Telegraph (10)
2011 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (7)
2012 - Arne Maynard - Laurent-Perrier (15)
2012 - Sarah Price - Daily Telegraph (19)
2013 - Christopher Bradley-Hole - Daily Telegraph (14)
2013 - Ulf Nordfjell - Laurent-Perrier (4)
2014 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (8)
2014 - Tommaso del Buono - Daily Telegraph (4)
2015 - Dan Pearson - Laurent-Perrier (13)
2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (8)
2016 - Jekka McVicar - St John's Hospice (3)
2017 - James Basson - M & G (1)
2018 - Sarah Price - M & G (1)
2018 Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (20)
2019 - Andy Sturgeon - M & G (22)
2019 - Sarah Eberley - Forestry Commission (17)
2022 - Andy Sturgeon - Mind Garden / Crocus (18)
2023 - Sarah Price - Nurture Garden (18)
2024 - Tom Stuart-Smith - National Garden Scheme (19)
2024 - Ula Maria - Muscular Dystrophy (17)

Kitchen garden planting guidelines

Propagate in green house (13)
Suitable for compact container gardening (6)
Suitable for grow beds (19)
Suitable for large container gardening (20)
Suitable for window boxes (6)
Use cloche (13)

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Diascia 'Monhop Pink'

£9.99 - £28.00

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Dicksonia antarctica

£14.99 - £799.99

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Digitalis 'Spice Island'

£5.50 - £22.49

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Digitalis Goldcrest ('Waldigone') (PBR)

£14.99 - £35.99

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Digitalis lutea

£8.99 - £37.99

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Digitalis parviflora Jacq.

£8.99 - £34.99

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Digitalis purpurea

£2.79 - £34.99

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Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach' (Dalmatian Series)

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Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Purple' (Dalmatian Series)

£8.99 - £19.99

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Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian White' (Dalmatian Series)

£8.99 - £36.99

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Digitalis purpurea 'Pam's Choice'

£3.49

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Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'

£2.25 - £36.99

approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Digitalis purpurea Excelsior Group

£3.49 - £34.99

approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora

£2.25 - £34.99

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Digitalis × fulva Arctic Fox Rose ('Balroxose') (PBR)

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Digitalis × mertonensis

£4.49 - £34.99

approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Digitalis × valinii Foxlight Plum Gold ('Takfoplgo') (PBR)

£14.99 - £37.99

9cm pot available to order from spring

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Dipsacus fullonum

£2.99 - £34.99

approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Disporopsis pernyi

£12.99

9cm pot available to order from spring

Disporum longistylum 'Green Giant'

£19.99 - £49.99

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