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Photo: Cyndi McGill 1 Made In The Shade Dunwoody Community Garden Workshop August 10, 2019 Cyndi McGill DeKalb County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer 2 Shade Basics Working With Shade Planting Under Trees Shade

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Photo: Cyndi McGill

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Made In The Shade

Dunwoody Community Garden Workshop August 10, 2019

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Cyndi McGill DeKalb County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer

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  • Shade Basics
  • Working With Shade
  • Planting Under Trees
  • Shade Loving Plants
  • Shade Garden Tour

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So Who’s Throwin’ Shade?

  • Trees and Tall Shrubs
  • Buildings
  • Fences
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Full Sun

  • 6 hours or more of direct sun
  • A must for almost all vegetables, fruits, and turf
  • Preferred for many annuals and perennials such as

roses

Part Sun

  • 4-6 hours of direct sun, including afternoon sun
  • Suitable for some vegetables, fruits, and turf
  • Can work for many sun-loving annuals and

perennials

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Part Shade…

  • Light Shade: Less than 4 hours of direct sun, or bright, indirect conditions all day

(protected by shadows from permanent structures or trees)

  • Filtered Light: 4-6 hours of direct sun (excluding direct afternoon sun), with dappled

light through deciduous trees or open structures

  • Medium Shade: 2-4 hours of direct sun and/or or all-day dappled light through trees
  • Woodland Shade: Medium Shade in the summer, Full Sun in the winter

Remember: Light is cumulative!

Deep Shade: No direct sunlight and little dappled light

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They tend to grow spindly and not flower without enough light They may wilt or scorch in too much sun

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Plants Like What They Like… …When In Doubt, Watch Them!

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Be One With The Shade

  • Be flexible!
  • Invest in your soil: well drained, plenty
  • f organic matter
  • Foot traffic solutions: mulch, gravel,

stone

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Be One With The Shade

  • Plant selection: foliage vs. blooms
  • Pots are your friends!
  • Drainage and air circulation
  • Leave space between mulch and stems
  • Keep crowns clear

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Wranglin’ Shade

  • Consider “limbing up” trees to

increase filtered light

  • Reflective paint can boost light in

areas shaded by walls

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  • Areas directly under tree

canopies

  • Trees get first dibs on water and

nutrients

  • Maples, conifers, and birch are

most problematic

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Dry Shade

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Photo: Cyndi McGill

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Planting Under Trees: Do’s!

  • Get a soil test
  • Plant trees and understory elements at the same

time

  • Consider “limbing up” to increase filtered light
  • Be realistic: use plants with smaller root balls to

avoid trauma to tree roots

  • Use ground covers and elevated containers
  • Mulch to retain water
  • Carefully monitor for water and fertilizer needs

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Planting Under Trees: Don’ts!

  • Don’t sever large roots
  • Don’t install raised beds on top of tree roots
  • Don’t add more than 2-4 inches of mulch
  • ver the drip area of trees
  • Don’t place mulch or new plants directly

against the tree trunks

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Plants for Shade Trees to Ground Cover

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Dogwood Cornus florida

Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Kousa Dogwood Cornus kousa ‘Wolf Eye’

Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Carolina Silverbell Halesia carolina

Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea

Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Camellia japonica

Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Azalea Rhododenron ‘Herbert’ Rhododendron Rhododendron ‘Anna H. Hall’

Photos: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Flame Azalea Rhododendron calendulaceum

Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia

Photo: NC State Extension

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Tea Olive Osmanthus fragrans

Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, NC State Extension

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Gold Dust Plant Acuba japonica

Photo: Cyndi McGill

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Leatherleaf Mahonia Mahonia bealei

Photo: Barbara Goodman, NC State Extension

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Japanese Plum Yew Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Yewtopia’

Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Fatsia japonica

Photo: Cyndi McGill

Fatsia ‘Spider Web’

Photo: Southern Living

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Beautyberry Callicarpa americana

Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Limelight Hydrangea paniculata

Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Big Leaf Hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla

Photos: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Oakleaf Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia

Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

Climbing Hydrangea Hydrangea anomola

Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Tree Ivy Fatshedera lizei

Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Photos: Missouri Botanical Garden

‘Fragrant Bouquet’

Hosts of Hosta!

Less Shade vs. More Shade

‘Great Expectations’ ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ ‘El Nino’

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Photos: Missouri Botanical Garden

Lenten Rose

Helleborus

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Photos: Missouri Botanical Garden

Coral Bells

Heuchera

Foamflower

Tiarella

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Bear’s Breeches

Acanthus mollis

Photos: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Leopard Plant

Farfugium japonica

Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Lungwort

Pulmonaria ‘Trevi Fountain’

Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Bleeding Heart

Dicentra

Photos: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Celandine Poppy

Stylophorum diphyllum

Turtlehead

Chelone lyonii

Photo: Jay Sturner Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Astilbe Solomon’s Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

Photos: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Ferns

Photos: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Shade-Tolerant Groundcovers

  • Vinca minor
  • Liriope (muscari vs spicata)
  • Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia)
  • Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon planiscapus)
  • Japanese Pachysandra (Pachysandra

terminalis)

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Sweet Woodruff

Galium odoratum

Photo: Bluestone Perennials

Bugleweed ‘Caitlin’s Giant’

Ajuga reptans

Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Deadnettle

Lamium maculatum

Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

Veronica ‘Georgia Blue’

Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden

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Shade Annuals

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Plant Sources

  • Dunwoody Community Garden

and Orchard Plant Sales

  • Georgia Native Plant Society:

GNPS.org

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Help is Available!

DeKalb County Master Gardener Help Desk 404-298-4080 mgardener@dekalbcountyga.gov

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