Shady Borders#/the tool shed/pest control/bird repellers

Dicentra spectablis 'Alba'

…leaves. Inspired by the unusual shape of the flowers, this lovely plant also goes by the name of the Lyre Flower, Dutchman?s Breeches, or Bleeding Heart. It grows well in a moist, shady spot, its bright white blooms bringing a splash of light to a dark corner. Height: 120cm (48). Spread: 45cm (18).  More Info

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Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea'

…its larger cousin Vinca major, as its easier to confine to its allotted space. Vinca are ideal as ground cover for almost any position, perfect for suppressing weeds whether on a slope in sun or a dark, shady corner, where it is often difficult for plants to grow. Height: 20cm (8) Spread: 50cm (19).  More Info

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Garden Gear Rotating Seat and Tool Store

…Tool Store Take the pain and strain out of gardening with this rotating garden seat and tool store by Garden Gear. The seat is great to use whilst weeding, tending to your flowerbeds or tidying up lawn edges. This seat comes complete with a handy tool store that can be used for keeping garden tools…  More Info

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Pest XT Ultrasonic Battery Powered Repeller

The Pest XT ultrasonic cat repeller is designed to send out loud, irritating ultrasonic sound waves that will deter fouling feline pests and not affect birds. The ultrasonic repeller is also effective in deterring dogs and rabbits. Simply position the cat repeller using the ground stake or screw…  More Info

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Pest XT Ultrasonic Battery Powered Repeller - Twin Pack

The Pest XT ultrasonic cat repeller is designed to send out loud, irritating ultrasonic sound waves that will deter fouling feline pests and not affect birds. The ultrasonic repeller is also effective in deterring dogs and rabbits. Simply position the cat repeller using the ground stake or screw…  More Info

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Pest XT Solar Powered Ultrasonic Flash Pest Repeller

…harmless and safe pest deterrents available, the Pest XT ultrasonic flash pest repeller gives a double dose of unwanted attention to would be animal intruders to your garden! Using a PIR motion sensor, the repeller emits a high frequency noise ? inaudible to humans and also releases a bright burst…  More Info

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Pest XT Solar Powered Ultrasonic Flash Pest Repeller - Twin Pack

…LED light, that works in unison with the ultrasonic noise to repel any garden pests. These pests include, but are not limited to, rabbits, squirrels, rats, moles, cats, dogs and insects. How does the motion sensor work? The repeller incorporates a PIR motion sensor which activates the product when…  More Info

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Hand Bulb Planter

…planting tool. There's no need to spend hours with a trowel this autumn. Simply plunge the tool into the soil to remove the earth, leaving a hole that is just the right size for your bulbs. Drop the soil back into the hole to cover the bulb - it really is that simple! This sturdy tool is of quality…  More Info

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Broad Bean 'The Sutton'

…(6in) pods, each packed with 5 deliciously tender beans. Ideal for successional sowings to give continuous picking through the season. Supplied as peat free plugs/9cm pots. Companion planting: Try growing broad beans with Summer Savory to help repel black bean aphids, a common pest of broad beans.  More Info

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Broad Bean 'Aquadulce Claudia'

…spring. Slender pods of 23cm (9) long, are full of succulent white seeded flavoursome beans. Height: 100cm (39). Spread: 45cm (18). Supplied as peat free plugs/9cm pots. Companion planting: Try growing broad beans with summer savory to help repel black bean aphids, a common pest of broad beans.  More Info

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Foxglove 'Excelsior Hybrid Mixed'

A most effective and spectacular strain of Foxgloves superb for shady shrub and tree areas, back of borders and excellent for cut flowers. They can really bring the early summer garden alive! Flowers early summer. Height 5ft.  More Info

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Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet'

A real winner for shady corners of the garden, Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet' is a robust, evergreen ground-cover plant producing a dense covering of glossy, toothed leaves. In early summer, upright spikes of small white flowers emerge above the sea of green. Tolerant of any soil and thriving…  More Info

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Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'

…late spring these are complimented by delicate sprays of blue forget-me-not like flowers. Happiest in a shady position, Siberian Bugloss is perfect for woodland gardens or the front of shady borders where it will slowly spread to form a dense, colourful ground cover. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 60cm…  More Info

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Astilbe x arendsii 'Look at Me'

Astilbe x arendsii 'Look at Me' will certainly attract attention in shady parts of the garden, where many other plants do not grow well. It is a great option for damp and shady positions, and in the early summer months will produce powder pink feathery plumes on red stems. Astilbes can also be…  More Info

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Garden Scissors

These garden scissors are a useful addition to your shed or greenhouse tool tray. Quality, sharp, short, rust-proof blades that are ideal for cutting tomatoes from the vine, flower stems, twine etc.'Although the blades are compact, the plastic handles are a decent size, so two fingers can fit inside…  More Info

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Lamium galeobdolon 'Hermann's Pride'

…shady spots beneath trees, shrubs and hedging. Lamium galeobdolon 'Hermann's Pride' produces creeping stems which will readily colonise these difficult spots without being unduly invasive. Valued as much for its foliage as its flowers, the leaves bear striking silver variation, illuminating shady…  More Info

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Hosta 'Olive Bailey Langdon'

Hosta 'Olive Bailey Langdon' is an RHS AGM award winning perennial which will thrive in shady areas blooming with large, corrugated leaves and white bell-shaped flowers in the summer. The grand leaves have a blue- reen colour with broad gold margins that enable them to avoid sun scorch. Between June…  More Info

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Spear & Jackson Green Multi-Function Turret Sprinkler

The tools we use and recommend - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Developed by Kew's Horticultural Team and Spear & Jackson, this versatile sprinkler is the perfect tool for efficiently watering lawns, borders and new plantings. Simply attach it to your hose with the male brass connector and leave it…  More Info

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Summer Savory

…to sage or thyme, and it is also used to aid digestion, reduce fevers and soothe bee stings. Grown next to broad beans it is reputed to help repel black fly. Gather Summer Savory when harvesting your broad beans and cook them together - it does wonders for the flavour. The secret is to have…  More Info

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Lunaria annua

…Honesty blooms from March to April in rich shades of purple, attracting many butterflies to its nectar-rich blooms. Lunaria annua is very easy to grow, normally self-seeding itself in sunny or shady positions. After flowering it produces masses of long-lasting silvery seed pods. Height: 90cm (35).  More Info

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Coleus 'T&M Prize Strain Improved Mixed'

The sheer joy of this mixture is the wide and multiple colour range. It gives you so many different pot plants from one packet of seed and they couldn't be easier to grow. Superb house or greenhouse pot plant. Bedding plants for warm but shady positions. Height 45cm (18in).  More Info

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Aquilegia 'Magpie'

…The exquisite blooms of this classic cottage garden perennial are carried on wiry stems, set above pretty ferny foliage. This hardy Columbine is perfect for en masse in borders and shady woodland edges, and makes an attractive cut flower for a vase indoors. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 30cm (12).  More Info

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Hellebore x hybridus 'Mixed' (Lenten Rose)

…some plain and others freckled, are borne in elegant shades of white, pink, red and purple. The graceful blooms and dark leathery foliage of Helleborus orientalis make a stunning addition to shady borders and winter containers that will delight you year after year. Size one bareroots supplied.  More Info

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Hellebore 'Christmas Rose'

…deepen in colour as they age. Set against handsome, glossy foliage, the delicate blooms are some of the earliest to appear in the garden. A stunning addition to shady borders and winter containers that will delight you year after year. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 45cm (18). Bare root plants supplied.  More Info

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Primula vialii

Stately crimson-budded spikes of bloom open to lilac, giving the flowers a magical two toned effect. Ideal for damp, shady spots and simply stunning in large groups around bog gardens and woodlands. Their stout erect stems also make superb cut flowers for a pretty posy indoors. Ideal companion for…  More Info

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Crassula ovata (House plant)

…as the Jade plant or Money plant is an easy to care for house plant. It has glossy, succulent leaves and enjoys a full sun position. However, it will also grow in a shady corner and the leaves will darken. The ideal plant, for low maintenance indoor gardening. Height: 200cm (79) Spread: 125cm (49).  More Info

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Astilbe 'Astary Rose'

Astilbe ‘Astary Rose’ will add a splash of colour to pondsides, boggy areas and damp borders even in shady spots. In late summer it produces feathery plumes of scented, deep rose-pink flowers held above clumps of handsome, deeply divided, glossy leaves. Its compact form makes it perfect…  More Info

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Astilbe 'Astary White'

Astilbe ‘Astary White’ is perfect for pondsides, boggy areas and damp borders and will even thrive in shady spots. In late summer it produces feathery plumes of scented, pure white flowers held above clumps of handsome, deeply divided, glossy leaves. Its compact form makes it perfect for…  More Info

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Begonia 'Belina Vanilla'

…and watch it grow into a cascade of creamy double blooms. The cool tones of Begonia ‘Belina Vanilla’ are perfect for illuminating shady spots. Well-branching, trailing plants carry masses of weather-proof blooms for weeks until the first frosts. Height and spread: 30-40cm (12-16in).  More Info

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Heucherella 'Tapestry'

…veils of colour, brightening shady spots. Excellent in groups drifting along border edges or underplanted around larger plants and shrubs, it associates beautifully with other shade-loving perennials. Great for ground cover. It also works well in containers for shady areas around the house. Height:…  More Info

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Heuchera 'Lime Marmalade'

…cheering up dingy spots. This variety is slightly more tolerant of sun than other lime green cultivars, but it?s really most useful for those dry, shady spots where its colour can be complemented with blue or purple woodland flowers such as Pulmonaria ?Blue Ensign? or for foliage contrast, plant…  More Info

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Heuchera 'Lime Marmalade'

…up dingy spots. This variety is slightly more tolerant of sun than other lime green cultivars, but it’s really most useful for those dry, shady spots where its colour can be complemented with blue or purple woodland flowers such as Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ or for foliage contrast,…  More Info

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Mimulus x hybridus 'Monkey Magic' F1 Hybrid

Attractive 5cm (2 inch) pure white monkey flowers, mysteriously splashed with vibrant red spots, Flowering from early summer when as if by magic, your shady borders and containers will be transformed. Height: 15-23cm (6-9in). Culinary note: The leaves of the monkeyflower can be eaten raw or cooked.…  More Info

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Meconopsis baileyi 'Hensol Violet'

…exquisite cultivated form. Bright violet-purple, almost shimmering flowers, with the merest hint of red, make a stunning addition planted in groups in shady borders and woodland areas. This 'collectors plant' still surprises countless poppy-lovers who have never seen this unusual perennial before.…  More Info

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Begonia 'Fragrant Falls Improved™ - Apricot Delight'

…blooms and the plants are covered in them, throughout summer and well into autumn. These trailing begonias are ideal for baskets, flower pouches and window boxes and are very shade tolerant, making them suitable for north facing walls, and shady areas of the garden. Height and spread: 30cm (12).  More Info

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Meconopsis baileyi 'Hensol Violet'

…exquisite cultivated form. Bright violet-purple, almost shimmering flowers, with the merest hint of red, make a stunning addition planted in groups in shady borders and woodland areas. This 'collectors plant' still surprises countless poppy-lovers who have never seen this unusual perennial before.…  More Info

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Clethra barbinervis

…it also has naturally peeling bark in the Autumn to add yet further interest! Clethra barbinervis is a hardy, upright shrub which will tolerate shady spots either at the back of a large bed or border so it is ideal as a structural plant to give depth and year round interest in the garden. Height:…  More Info

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Hydrangea paniculata 'Magical Moonlight'

…and white blooms are reliably produced on new wood each year. Like all paniculata varieties, this neat, bushy shrub makes an excellent choice for a shady border or large patio container. Its cut flower credentials also guarantee a superb vase life. Height and spread: 250cm (98). Useful links: How to…  More Info

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Buxus sempervirens

…and respond well to regular clipping for a neat finish. Grow this versatile shrub as a box hedge or prune it to create formal shapes, both for containers on the patio and borders. Box plants also cope well with tricky shady positions in the garden. Height and spread: Up to 3m (9') if left unpruned.  More Info

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Hedera helix 'Goldheart'

…golden-yellow heart-shaped centres, creating drama that lasts all year round. While the evergreen leaves look particularly impressive in dark, shady corners, the climbing plant can also grow on walls, fences or trees that are exposed to some sun. It grows quickly to provide a dense covering along…  More Info

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Hypericum 'Hidcote'

…is easy to grow, low-maintenance and ideal for any size garden with any soil type. 'Hypericum make bushy and dense plants that look great with herbaceous perennials, they are ideal for the back of the border and especially good for brightening up a shady spot. Height: 1.2m (3.9'). Spread: 1.5m (5').  More Info

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Corydalis flexuosa 'Purple Leaf'

…in an eyecatching shade of blue. This Corydalis might look delicate, but it is tough and enjoys our cool English summer weather. Corydalis will spread to form clumps in a shady corners or border and flowering can last from late spring into the middle of summer. Height: 15cm (6). Spread: 50cm (19).  More Info

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Geranium himalayense

Geranium himalayense is a particularly useful ground cover plant, as it tolerates shady spots. Its lobed foliage is a pretty backdrop to purple-blue flowers, borne in a main flush during early summer and then sporadically through to the autumn. A final display of vibrant red foliage adds colour to…  More Info

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Cyrtomium fortunei

…produces upright 'shuttlecocks' of light green leathery fronds with contrasting black stems. Highly reliable and very easy to grow, this top-performing evergreen fern is perfect for creating year-round interest in shady spots, woodland gardens and damp borders. Height: 40cm (16). Spread: 60cm (24).  More Info

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Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata'

…affinis 'Cristata' is a handsome fern producing tall fronds with intricately branched tips. Highly reliable and very easy to grow, this top-performing evergreen fern is perfect for creating year-round interest in shady spots, woodland gardens and damp borders. Height: 120cm (47). Spread: 100cm (39).  More Info

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Hydrangea 'Cloud Nine'

…glossy green leaves. With striking serrated edges to the petals, the large flowers open a pale lime green before fading to brilliant white. Especially useful in tricky shady areas, this hardy shrub makes a great patio plant and brings height and structure to a border. Height and spread: 120cm (4ft).  More Info

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Arachniodes aristata 'Variegata'

…sports thick, slightly glossy fronds adorned with a lime-green stripe along the midrib. Planted in groups it makes beautiful groundcover for shady spots, associating well with other shade-loving perennials such as hostas and Carex ‘Ice Dance’. Hardy in sheltered, well-drained…  More Info

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Pileostegia viburnoides

Clusters of softly frothing, creamy-white flowers cover this evergreen climber from August to September. Pileostegia viburnoides is ideal for a shady wall, although it will thrive in any aspect given a fertile, moist soil. Its self-clinging stems are clothed in long, shiny, leathery, dark green…  More Info

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Garden Gear 20V Cordless Lithium-ion Leaf Blower

…which allows you to easily store this tool away. This leaf blower is equipped with a long lasting 1500mAh lithium-ion battery that will give you excellent performance alongside a charge time of just 3-5 hours. The 20V battery can also be used on any other tool from the Garden Gear 20V cordless…  More Info

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Garden Gear 500W Multi-Cleaning Brush

…weeds, vegetation and moss from between slabs, block-paving and path edges. The multi-brush is a great alternative to a pressure washer as this tool will not cause unintended damage to the mortar or lift the paving slabs. Specification* Includes 3 brush options for all your garden cleaning needs*…  More Info

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Nasturtium 'Orchid Flame' Seeds

…like some other varieties. Nasturtium plants make a great addition to the garden, but also to the vegetable patch where they?ll attract bees and repel many destructive pests, particularly around brassicas. Some gardeners find that they can also act as a useful barrier to pests when planted around…  More Info

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Garden Gear Weed Puller

…foot plate to push the claws into the ground and tilt up to grab the weed and roots securely. Using no chemicals or electricity this eco-friendly tool allows you to remove weeds without harmful pesticides and costs. Great for using on a variety of weeds, the weed puller is easy to maintain and…  More Info

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Heuchera Firefly 1 Litre Pot x 1

…panicles of bright scarlet flowers which hover on airy stems above a neat mound of slightly marbled, scalloped green leaves. Invaluable for edging shady borders or underplanting shrubs, Heuchera ‘Firefly’ is an old variety which is tougher than many of its modern relatives, tolerating…  More Info

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Mahonia japonica

…perfume to brighten up those long winter days. After the flowers fade, blue-black berries appear. The hardworking shrub will grow in semi shady positions as well as full sun. This Mahonia has a bushy habit with it distinctive spiky leaves. Height: 1.5m (59). Spread: 2m (78). Plant height…  More Info

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Antirrhinum majus 'Lucky Lips'

…Get the vintage look in your garden with this handsome Snapdragon. Plants are really easy to grow, performing strongly in sunny borders as well as shady spots. The spikes of softly fragrant blooms are two-tone, long-lasting and make a great cut flower option. Height: 60cm (24). Spread 40cm (16).…  More Info

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Shuttlecock Fern

…RHS AGM, the shuttlecock fern makes a fabulous architectural addition to borders, woodland gardens and the edges of ponds. Growing best in moist shady areas, this large fern, also known as the ostrich fern, is superb for tricky damp areas of the garden and is incredibly low-maintenance. Slowly…  More Info

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Vinca major

Vinca major is an exceptionally tough variety that will flourish in almost any position in the garden, from full sun to difficult shady corners. Periwinkle is a robust, low growing shrub that produces inky blue flowers from April right through until September. Vinca bears dark green, evergreen…  More Info

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Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter'

Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter' is a robust hardy perennial that will be happy in shady positions in most soil types. This dead nettle is perfect for ground cover as it will quickly provide a covering of silvery foliage with deep green edges enhanced from April to mid summer with salmon pink flowers…  More Info

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Foxglove 'Alba'

…of calm to a busy, colourful border during early summer. These tall spires of snow white blooms will brighten dappled shade in woodland areas and shady borders, where its pale flowers appear luminescent as they reflect the light when dusk falls. This striking flower will prove to be a magnet for…  More Info

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Dodecatheon meadia

…to Cyclamen, with reflexed petals and a lovely deep pink colour, but carried on much taller, 45cm (18) stems. Dodecatheon meadia loves a cool, shady spot where it will add a splash of colour to spring planting schemes. By midsummer, the rosettes of foliage begin to die back and the plant enters…  More Info

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