| Caring for Your Shade Garden Plants | | | | look for water. Water is still important in shade |
| Shade garden as the name implies, are built on places | | | | gardens even if you do not have to worry about the |
| that does not receive too much sunlight. You can | | | | sun evaporating water because wind can easily dry |
| create a shade garden under a tree or beside an | | | | the soil up. Also, because most shade gardens are |
| office building. The main key to remember is that | | | | located under and near large trees, water is absorbed |
| there should not be direct sunlight on the area. A little | | | | readily by these trees, leaving only little amount for |
| sun during the day would do. Most people find it very | | | | your plants to absorb and your soil very dry. |
| hard to tend their shade gardens because only a few | | | | - Soil Since you will have large trees surrounding your |
| plants grow well on them. Not only is the lack of | | | | garden, a lot of leave will fall on the ground. If you |
| sunlight a concern but also its quality you use on your | | | | do not do anything with these leaves, they will mat |
| garden. Gardens under large trees usually have dry | | | | the ground and it will be very difficult for your |
| soil because all the nutrients and moisture are taken | | | | flowers to grow. With a lawn mower, mulch the |
| by the trees. Here are some tips you can follow in | | | | fallen leaves to speed up the decomposition process. |
| creating and caring for your share garden plants. | | | | After this, spread the mulched leaves on your |
| Creating a shade garden should not be a dull activity. | | | | garden. Another thing you can do is to add the |
| In fact, it can be a fun activity if you know the right | | | | mulched leaves to your compost. |
| things to do. While the colors of plants that thrive | | | | - Air Air circulation in your garden may be a problem |
| well on the gardens are not as colorful as the plants | | | | as big branches from large trees impede circulation. |
| you can use in an ordinary garden, you can liven up a | | | | Without out good air circulation, plants may remain |
| garden by selecting good varieties of plants. A | | | | moist for longer periods leading to various plant |
| general rule you can follow in choosing plants is to | | | | diseases and wilting. Spacing helps solve this problem. |
| choose those with cool colors such as blue and | | | | By placing your plants far from each other, air will be |
| purple. | | | | able to move better in your garden. Also, cutting off |
| Garden Maintenance Tips: | | | | a few branches from large trees will greatly help in |
| | | | avoiding problems with air circulation. |
| - Water Plants need water so it can absorb the | | | | A shade garden is a refreshing place where you can |
| nutrients in the soil. Moisture traps in the nutrients in | | | | relax and enjoy a lazy afternoon. Caring for your |
| the soil so that the roots can take in these essential | | | | shade garden plants is very important in maintaining a |
| nutrients. Make sure to water your plants sufficiently, | | | | healthy one. Water, soil and air are just some of the |
| otherwise the roots will grow towards the surface to | | | | things you have to consider for your shade garden. |