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
Malus × zumi Professor Sprenger
Malus × zumi 'Professor Sprenger'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Malus Red Glow
Malus 'Red Glow'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Clematis Pompeii ('Evipo116') (Boulevard Series)
Clematis Pompeii ('Evipo116') (Boulevard Series)
£31.95
available to order from summer
Clematis recta Purpurea
Clematis recta 'Purpurea'
£29.99
available to order from summer
Hedera algeriensis Gloire De Marengo
Hedera algeriensis 'Gloire De Marengo'
£29.99
available to order from summer
Hedera colchica
Hedera colchica
£29.99
available to order from summer
Hedera helix Goldchild
Hedera helix 'Goldchild'
£29.99
available to order from summer
Hedera hibernica
Hedera hibernica
From £29.99
available to order from summer
Clematis Pangbourne Pink
Clematis 'Pangbourne Pink'
£29.99
available to order from summer
Clematis My Angel (PBR)
Clematis 'My Angel' (PBR)
£29.99
available to order from summer
Clematis Tsukiko ('Evipo110') (PBR) (Garland Series)
Clematis Tsukiko ('Evipo110') (PBR) (Garland Series)
£29.99
available to order from summer
Clematis Taiga (PBR)
Clematis 'Taiga' (PBR)
£29.99
available to order from summer
Clematis Kokonoe (PBR)
Clematis 'Kokonoe' (PBR)
£29.99
available to order from summer