by Sharon Reily
Tree-lined streets are prized features of most established Middle Tennessee communities and lush greenery is a hallmark of our countryside. Our fall foliage is spectacular. But this ceiling of leaves, cool and welcoming though it may be, presents challenges for gardeners. What plants can thrive in shade and partial shade?
Our next Garden Talk series program addresses this very question. The Williamson County Master Gardeners Speakers Bureau presents “Shade Gardening” online on Monday, September 21 at 1:00. Register online at Garden Talk: Shade Gardens or by phone at 615-595-1243.
In addition to great tips and advice from our Master Gardeners experts, the Library offers a variety of physical and electronic resources to help you solve shade gardening issues and get great design ideas for your tree-covered landscape. Here are a few:
Best Perennials for Sun and Shade: Easy Plants for More Beautiful Gardens
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Home Grown Gardening series) 635.392 BES
The Color Encyclopedia of Hostas
by Diana Grenfell and Michael Shadrack 635.93432 GRE
Encyclopedia of Hydrangeas
by C. J. van Gelderen and D. M. van Gelderen 635.9 GEL
Fine Gardening Beds & Borders
by the Editors & Contributors of Fine Gardening 635.9 FIN
Fuchsias & Bedding Plants
by David Myers 635.933 MYE
A Garden in the Shade
by Harriet L. Cramer 635.9 CRA
Glorious Shade
by Jenny Rose Carey 635.9 CAR
The Natural Shade Garden
by Ken Druse 635.9 DRU
The New Shade Garden
by Ken Druse 635.9543 DRU
Planting the Dry Shade Garden
by Graham Rice
Digital book available from Tennessee R.E.A.D.S.
Shrubs
by Andy McIndoe 635.9 MCI
Country Gardens (in the Magazines Department on the second floor at the Main branch and as a digital magazine from Flipster)
Fine Gardening (in the Magazines Department on the second floor at the Main branch and as a digital magazine from Flipster)
From the The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture website:
“Annual and Perennial Flower Shade Gardening in Tennessee”
From the National Gardening Association website:
“Gardening in the Shade” by Charlie Nardozzi
“Hostas: Ultimate Shade Perennials” by Jack Ruttle
“Shade Loving Annuals” by National Gardening Association Editors
“Stars in the Shade: Impatiens” by Eliot Tozer
Enjoy reading about shade gardening and don’t forget to register for the Master Gardeners Speakers Bureau Garden Talk “Shade Gardens” program on September 21!
