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Shade Garden

Layered shade planting with evergreen azaleas, oakleaf hydrangea, and hosta texture.

12 plant typesPart shade to shadeNorth sides and under trees

Ready-to-plant kit for ~150 sq ft (10 plants). Adjust quantities in cart anytime.

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Shade Garden

Planting blueprint

A real plan you can plant from

Landscape-style blueprint for the shade garden, labeled placements, plant names, and quantities that match the kit you can add to cart.

How to plant this garden

  • Mulch to hold moisture.
  • Morning sun is fine for many hydrangeas.
  • Group hostas for a carpet effect.

Plant care

Shade Garden care guide

These plants want steady moisture the first season

  • Delivery is driveway drop-off, water plants the same day if you can, even before they’re in the ground.
  • Mulch 2–3 inches after planting to hold moisture; keep mulch off stems and trunks.
  • First season is establishment season: regular deep water beats frequent light sprinkles.
  • When in doubt, dig a small hole next to the root ball, bone dry means water; muddy means wait.
Water more often (first season)

Blaauw's Pink Azalea · Delaware Valley White Azalea · Hino Crimson Azalea · Silver Sword Azalea · Tradition Azalea · Bloombux Blush Rhododendron · Bloombux Magenta Rhododendron · Eclipse Hydrangea · Endless Summer Hydrangea

Evergreens

Evergreens dry out fast in wind and sun. Water deeply every 5–7 days the first summer (more in heat waves), including late fall before the ground freezes.

Brown tips often mean thirst, not “too much sun.”

In your list: Blaauw's Pink Azalea, Delaware Valley White Azalea, Hino Crimson Azalea, Silver Sword Azalea, Tradition Azalea, Goshiki False Holly, Bloombux Blush Rhododendron, Bloombux Magenta Rhododendron

Shrubs

Deep soak 1–2 times a week the first season so roots chase moisture down. A quick daily splash trains shallow roots and stress.

Check under the mulch with a finger, damp, not swampy.

In your list: Eclipse Hydrangea, Endless Summer Hydrangea

This is general Zone 7 (Delaware Valley) guidance for the plants in this garden, not a guarantee of survival. Soil, sun, and weather at your address still matter. Overwatering kills as often as drought.

Shade Garden blueprint

~150 sq ft · reference plan
Shade Garden planting blueprint with labeled plant placements
Landscape-style planting plan, use the numbered placements with the plant key below when you dig.

Plant key for your kit

  1. 11× Blaauw's Pink Azalea3-gallon 15–18" · Back · tall structure$57.00
  2. 21× Delaware Valley White Azalea3-gallon 15–18" · Back · tall structure$57.00
  3. 31× Hino Crimson Azalea3-gallon 15–18" · Back · tall structure$57.00
  4. 41× Silver Sword Azalea3-gallon 15–18" · Back · tall structure$57.00
  5. 51× Tradition Azalea3-gallon 15–18" · Back · tall structure$57.00
  6. 61× Goshiki False Holly3-gallon 15–18" · Back · tall structure$60.00
  7. 71× Bloombux Blush Rhododendron3-gallon 15–18" · Back · tall structure$120.00
  8. 81× Bloombux Magenta Rhododendron3-gallon 15–18" · Back · tall structure$120.00
  9. 91× Eclipse Hydrangea3-gallon 15–18" · Middle · shrubs$90.00
  10. 101× Endless Summer Hydrangea3-gallon 15–18" · Middle · shrubs$75.00

This is a common design for this garden type. Quantities match the kit you can add to cart, scale up or down in cart if your bed is larger or smaller.

In this collection

Plants for the Shade Garden

Add individually, or grab the whole kit above.

Broadleaf EvergreenBlaauw's Pink Azalea
In stock now

Blaauw's Pink Azalea

Azalea x 'Blaauw's Pink'
Pink
Qty
$57.00 each
Est. $57.00
Quantity discounts
  • 1–4 plants · list price
  • 5–9 plants · 5% off
  • 10–24 plants · 10% off
  • 25+ plants · 15% off
Broadleaf EvergreenDelaware Valley White Azalea
In stock now

Delaware Valley White Azalea

Azalea x 'Delaware Valley White'
White
Qty
$57.00 each
Est. $57.00
Quantity discounts
  • 1–4 plants · list price
  • 5–9 plants · 5% off
  • 10–24 plants · 10% off
  • 25+ plants · 15% off
Broadleaf EvergreenHino Crimson Azalea
In stock now

Hino Crimson Azalea

Azalea x 'Hino Crimson'
Red
Qty
$57.00 each
Est. $57.00
Quantity discounts
  • 1–4 plants · list price
  • 5–9 plants · 5% off
  • 10–24 plants · 10% off
  • 25+ plants · 15% off
Broadleaf EvergreenSilver Sword Azalea
In stock now

Silver Sword Azalea

Azalea x 'Silver Sword'
Red
Qty
$57.00 each
Est. $57.00
Quantity discounts
  • 1–4 plants · list price
  • 5–9 plants · 5% off
  • 10–24 plants · 10% off
  • 25+ plants · 15% off
Broadleaf EvergreenTradition Azalea
In stock now

Tradition Azalea

Azalea x 'Tradition'
Pink
Qty
$57.00 each
Est. $57.00
Quantity discounts
  • 1–4 plants · list price
  • 5–9 plants · 5% off
  • 10–24 plants · 10% off
  • 25+ plants · 15% off
Broadleaf EvergreenGoshiki False Holly
In stock now · 3-gallon 15–18"

Goshiki False Holly

Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki'
Qty
$60.00 each
Est. $60.00
Quantity discounts
  • 1–4 plants · list price
  • 5–9 plants · 5% off
  • 10–24 plants · 10% off
  • 25+ plants · 15% off
Broadleaf EvergreenBloombux Blush Rhododendron
In stock now · 3-gallon 15–18"

Bloombux Blush Rhododendron

Rhododendron x 'Bloombux Blush'
Qty
$120.00 each
Est. $120.00
Quantity discounts
  • 1–4 plants · list price
  • 5–9 plants · 5% off
  • 10–24 plants · 10% off
  • 25+ plants · 15% off
Broadleaf EvergreenBloombux Magenta Rhododendron
In stock now · 3-gallon 15–18"

Bloombux Magenta Rhododendron

Rhododendron x 'Bloombux Magenta'
Qty
$120.00 each
Est. $120.00
Quantity discounts
  • 1–4 plants · list price
  • 5–9 plants · 5% off
  • 10–24 plants · 10% off
  • 25+ plants · 15% off
Flowering ShrubEclipse Hydrangea
In stock now

Eclipse Hydrangea

Hydrangea macro. 'Eclipse'
Qty
$90.00 each
Est. $90.00
Quantity discounts
  • 1–4 plants · list price
  • 5–9 plants · 5% off
  • 10–24 plants · 10% off
  • 25+ plants · 15% off
Flowering ShrubEndless Summer Hydrangea
In stock now · 3-gallon 15–18"

Endless Summer Hydrangea

Hydrangea macro. Endless Summer®(PP15,298)
Pink/Blue
Qty
$75.00 each
Est. $75.00
Quantity discounts
  • 1–4 plants · list price
  • 5–9 plants · 5% off
  • 10–24 plants · 10% off
  • 25+ plants · 15% off
Flowering ShrubMasja Hydrangea
In stock now · 3-gallon 15–18"

Masja Hydrangea

Hydrangea macro. 'Masja'
Red
Qty
$75.00 each
Est. $75.00
Quantity discounts
  • 1–4 plants · list price
  • 5–9 plants · 5% off
  • 10–24 plants · 10% off
  • 25+ plants · 15% off
Flowering ShrubEclipse Hydrangea
In stock now

Eclipse Hydrangea

Hydrangea macro. 'Eclipse'
Qty
$80.00 each
Est. $80.00
Quantity discounts
  • 1–4 plants · list price
  • 5–9 plants · 5% off
  • 10–24 plants · 10% off
  • 25+ plants · 15% off

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