How to choose plants for shade...with The Horti-Culturalists

Many thanks for inviting us to collaborate on this plants for shade video Alexandra - its been fun! S&M

Absolutely wonderful! This channel is a gift that keeps on giving! Thank you.

What a great idea to have gardeners from the Southern hemisphere to join you to talk about shade plants so we can see 4 seasons in one video. My hostas are only waking up but in Australia they were showing off their gorgeous leaves.

I started with a full sun, poor soil garden 30 years ago. Over time, trees and shrubs have completely changed its character and now I have both shady and sunny spots. I think I cherish the shady spots most! Thanks for the very informative vid.

Perfect timing!!! I have two shady spots in my garden, I am planning to plant something to cheer those spots up this year!!! Thank you xx

So pleased the tree survived the ideas of chop it down.

6 am in the USA ,bright and early exactly what I need ,I started a shade garden last year and I worry about it all year ,now in the second year it's coming to life and looking much better, Thanks for this information

I love your love for the trees

I have numerous camellias in dark shade, I guess. They barely get light. I’ve moved them from sunnier, even dappled shade, where they burn, and they bloom beautifully under pines thick with wisteria. I’m in the coastal plain of North Carolina, in the States. It may be the varieties of sasanquas and japonicas I have, and the absolute devastation of the summers — though I’m in zone 8. But their light is minimal. With them are hellebores that have done well — particularly the “Wedding Party” varieties. In light shade I have loads of different kinds of ferns and shrubs, including a very wispy mahonia. There are astilbes and heucharas (spelling?). All of this is under the shade of a gum ball tree (I inherited) and trees of my next door neighbor’s. Shade is a wonderful thing to have, I think, because it gives you depth along with your sunny beds.

I knew about listed buildings in the UK but I had no idea you had listed trees as well. I've also heard about new woodlands being planted up north. What a great undertaking, especially for a country that's been so extensively deforested over the centuries. I wish we had similar measures taken here in Argentina, where deforestation is a major issue, and one over which most people seem unconcerned.

Brilliant, I have hydrangeas on my list for the shady areas on my property, thank you💕

This gardening video is brilliantly informative.....I have titled it in my file as "importance of sunlight" for gardening.... Really love all the images of your gorgeous flowers and especially how you make an effort to name each and every plant, very much appreciated. Thanks so much for sharing...💖💝💐

your garden is glorious. I cannot imagine why anyone would suggest cutting down trees.

Watching your video for the second time because I'm tackling my shady backyard! Osmanthus Delavayi looks great 👍

My new favorite shade loving plant is pulmonaria. Its there longer than hostas and the blooms are lovely.

Another incredibly informative video. Thank you.

Your videos are so informative and the time stamps are so helpful. Thank you

Great advice thank you..blessings

Fantastic and useful video as always, Alexandra. I've recently moved into a property with a large enough balcony to actually have some "outdoors" plants: it'd be wonderful if you could make a video about balcony planting in future. The requirements are a bit similar to using planters on a patio - which I think you've done in the past - but with some additional concerns, such as exposure (plants need to tolerate wind, depending on how high up) and even factors such as container choice (not so heavy you'll curse yourself for bad choices when lugging it up flights of stairs), plus a maintenance question when you only have a balcony and do not have space for lots of gardening tools and supplies. I guess it's out of your usual remit, but - at least in the UK - more and more of your audience will only have access to a balcony, and I find coherent information about balcony gardening is not as prevalent as "in the ground" gardening. Many thanks for your great videos.

The content of your videos is great. Your presentation is great and you take the trouble to read comments - great!.