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Best front porch plants for shade.
Plant them at the container s edge in front of a tall spiky plant like purple millet.
Use colorful foliage instead of flowers.
Here are some of my favorite plants for a shady porch.
If you have a shady yard or want to perk up a shaded spot in your home at your front door on your porch or around your patio put together a pretty shade loving container that s also easy to care for.
A spot of color and life on your front porch can ease the winter doldrums.
So dust off your gardening gear and pot up a couple cold hardy containers.
Tuck a little moss around the base of the plant for a finished look.
If you re looking for a trailing plant to frame your front door whether you plan to hang it or let it trail upwards from a pot or a window box english ivy is a great.
Growing about three feet tall and wide this graceful evergreen boasts soft textured foliage reminiscent of bamboo that s great for combining with coarser plants like hydrangeas.
Yes i know most people plant hosta in the ground where it comes back year after year.
It s hard to find flowering plants that do well in the shade.
These gorgeous shade loving plants will transform your containers into an oasis for your patio porch or doorstep.
Low light plants like astilbe make excellent porch plants for shade.
But a single hosta plant will grow quite well in a container and this plant thrives in the shade.
Here are a few tips.
Glorioski do i love this plant.
Grow coleus in sun or shade but keep it well watered for best growth.
Pretty yellow flowers crown the shrub in winter.
Container plants are the ultimate in modular style infinitely adaptable depending on changing seasons and preferences.
Plants like caladiums and creeping jenny will thrive in the shade and they ll also add great color and movement to your planters.
Plants in containers require different care.
Put them on your front porch or patio for some green in your life.
Here are my favorite shade plants for the front porch and below i ve made a short video with tips on planting.
Try flowering plants that are marked part sun.
Sometimes you need to think outside of the box.
It thrives in part sun or shade in moist well drained soil.
Deadhead lavender flower spikes to keep plants bushy or leave them to attract hummingbirds to the patio.
These plants are good choices for the inexperienced or lazy gardener.