Beautiful Shady Borders – Plants and Planting Plans Made Easy
Struggling to find the right plants for a shady garden? We'll choose beautiful, compatible plants suited to your growing conditions and provide a simple planting plan. All you need to do is plant and enjoy.
Five complementary plants + a simple planting plan, from €34.95.
Shady Border Collection
€34.95
A collection of plants that look great together, to fill approximately one square metre of a shady bed. There will be five plants, all different in pot sizes from P9 to 1.3 litre, up to 2 litre. If multiple Shady Border Collections are ordered then other plants will be added to the mix, for example if two are ordered there will be seven different plants (ten in total), if three are ordered there will be 9 different plants (fifteen plants in total) and so on. This ensures the border has a healthy and interesting mix of plants for year round interest, with multiple of plants ensuring the border flows and is gorgeous on the eye.
A simple plan is included to give an idea of how to position the plants. It's as simple as planting by numbers. For a more detailed plan see our other options.
Dry shade border plants plan
€34.95
A collection of plants that look great together, to fill approximately one square metre of a dry shady bed. There will be five plants, all different in pot sizes from P9 to 1.3 litre, up to 2 litre. If multiple Dry Shade Border Collections are ordered then other plants will be added to the mix (five plants per square meter), to ensure the border flows and, has a healthy and interesting mix of plants for year round interest.
A simple plan is included to give an idea of how to position the plants. It's as simple as planting by numbers. For a more detailed plan see our other options.

Easy to order garden border plans
You may have seen our garden plan for a shady border in the Irish Garden Summer Special! If you would like a choice selection of plants for your own shaded border then we have introduced a revolutionary way to get you started.
We have a few options for you:
The first option is made as easy as possible. Just pick the type of border you have, measure it and order the required number of square metres and we'll put together a great collection of plants for you. It really is that quick and easy. We'll even send a simple plan to help you position the plants.
The second option is for a bespoke plan. Again it's like planting by numbers, but each plan will be tailor made to your garden. Just use the 'Contact Us' tab (at the bottom of the page) and send a few details of what you're looking for. We'll come back to you and may ask for photographs, dimensions and other required information. We'll put the plan together with a plant list and invoice, you only pay for the plants! If you want amendments let us know. We have been doing this for the last few years for dozens of customers, it remains our most popular option.
The third option is for a full garden visit and plan. Prices will depend on location and size of the garden
The choice is yours, if you have any questions then do feel free to contact us!
Our selection of border design collections.
A selection of plants and a simple border plan for different types of gardens.



