Shade Tolerant Plants
Plants For Shady Areas, Dry Shade and Partial Shade
For many gardeners, planning out their gardens involves a lot of brainstorming on how to best populate those shady corners. Whether you have areas in your garden that are shaded by trees or if your garden is surrounded by tall buildings casting shadows over it, you can still cultivate many highly ornamental deciduous and evergreen plants without being too limited in your choices.
While most plants prefer basking in the sunlight, there are plenty of cultivars that thrive in the dark, wet and cold parts of the garden. Contrary to popular belief, plants for shade come in all colors, shapes, and sizes: from vibrant and striking Japanese Acers to gorgeous flowering Rhododendrons, evergreen ferns, and lots more in between. With some creative thinking and clever choices, you can have a thriving, colourful garden even if it is not south-facing or fully exposed to the sun.
To help you find perfect shade-loving plants for all those north-facing or east-facing gardens or shaded and cold corners, we stock a selection of trees, shrubs, and perennials that thrive in these conditions. If you want to learn more about different shade-loving plants and find a perfect match for your garden, head on over to our Plants for Shade blog.
![Acer Palmatum Dissectum Garnet, Paramount Plants and Gardens, Acer Specialists London & UK.](/images/shop/thumbnail/acer-palmatum-diss-garnet.jpg)
![Acer Palmatum Kogane Nishiki. Buy Online, London UK.](/images/shop/thumbnail/acer-palmatum-kogane-nishiki.jpg)
![Camellia Japonica, an evergreen shrub, prefers acid soil with stiking early flowers. For sale at Paramount Plants and Gardens, UK](/images/shop/thumbnail/camellia-japonica.jpg)
![Acer Palmatum Chitoseyama, Paramount Plants and Gardens, North London UK](/images/shop/thumbnail/acer-palmatum-chitoseyama.jpg)
![Acer Palmatum Ornatum, Japanese Acer, Acer Specialists London UK. Our acers are available to buy online UK.](/images/shop/thumbnail/acer-palmatum-ornatum.jpg)
![Acer Palmatum Atropurpureum, Japanese Acer Specialists, Paramount Plants and Gardens, London UK](/images/shop/thumbnail/acer-palmatum-atropurpureum.jpg)
![Eleagnus Ebbingei, Oleaster, from our Evergreen Shrubs range for sale online and from our London nursery, UK](/images/shop/thumbnail/eleagnus-x-ebbingei-flowers.jpg)
![Acer Palmatum Dissectum, Acer Specialists, London Acer Plant centre - We sell online.](/images/shop/thumbnail/acer-palmatum-dissectum.jpg)
![Camellia Japonica Oki No Nami, Flowering Shrubs, UK](/images/shop/thumbnail/camellia-japonica-oki-no-nami.jpg)
![Camellia Japonica Spring Festival, pale pink flowering Camellia to buy online with UK delivery](/images/shop/thumbnail/camellia-japonica-spring-festival-flower-1.jpg)
![Acer Palmatum Japonicum Aconitifolium, Acers, UK](/images/shop/thumbnail/acer-palmatum-japonicum-aconitifolium.jpg)
![Acer Palmatum Butterfly, a slow growing variegated Japanese Acer](/images/shop/thumbnail/acer-butterfly-foliage.jpg)
![Acer Griseum, Paper Bark Maple Tree, UK](/images/shop/thumbnail/acer-griseum-bark.jpg)
![X Cupressocyparis Leylandi Pyramidalis, Leyland Cypress variety with dense columnar growth habit, also known as Tuscan Style Leylandii due to its compact shape](/images/shop/thumbnail/x-cupressocyparis-leylandi-pyramidalis.jpg)
![Acer Palmatum Shaina, Dwarf Japanese Maple tree](/images/shop/thumbnail/acer-palmatum-shaina-japanese-maple-tree.jpg)
![Camellia Japonica General Colletti, a multi-coloured variety of Camellia, buy online from our North London plant centre, UK](/images/shop/thumbnail/camellia-japonica-general-colletti.jpg)
![Camellia Japonica Nuccios Pearl a beautiful pale pink double flowered Camellia, buy online, London UK](/images/shop/thumbnail/camellia-japonica-nuccios-pearl-1.jpg)
![Camellia Reticulata California, huge pink flowering shrubs to buy online UK delivery](/images/shop/thumbnail/camellia-reticulata-california.jpg)
![Camellia Japonica Kingyo Tsubaki](/images/shop/thumbnail/camellia-japonica-kingyo-tsubaki.jpg)
![Acer Palmatum Shirazz, a new variety of variegated Acer or Japanese Maple (common name Gwen’s Rose Delight)](/images/shop/thumbnail/acer-palmatum-shirazz.jpg)
![Star Jasmine or Trachelospermum jasminoides, evergreen climber for sale at Paramount North London & Online UK.](/images/shop/thumbnail/trachelospermum-jasminoides-flowers.jpg)
![Photinia Red Robin Hedge - Buy Red Robin Hedging Online, UK and Ireland delivery](/images/shop/thumbnail/photinia-red-robin-shrub.jpg)
![Cherry Laurel Trees, Trees to buy online UK](/images/shop/thumbnail/prunus-laurocerasus-full-standard-cherry-laurel-trees.jpg)
![Phyllostachys Aurea or Golden Bamboo, vast collection at our bamboo specialist nursery in North London, buy online UK delivery.](/images/shop/thumbnail/phyllostachys-aurea-golden-bamboo-oi.jpg)
![Hardy Palm Trachycarpus Fortunei or Chusan Palm, is available in several sizes from 1 meter to large palm trees of 4 metres. Paramount Plants and Gardens, Palm Tree Specialists.](/images/shop/thumbnail/ze4hotms0gmt.jpg)
![Prunus Cerasifera Nigra, also known as Cherry Plum Tree or Myrobalan is for sale at Paramount, specialist tree nursery, UK](/images/shop/thumbnail/prunus-cerifera-cherry-plum-tree-blossom.jpg)
![Cupressus Leylandii, Leylandii Tree Specialists - Paramount Plants, North London UK](/images/shop/thumbnail/leylandii-hedge.jpg)
![Magnolia Stellata or star magnolia for sale online from magnolias specialist nursery London - UK deliveries.](/images/shop/thumbnail/magnolia-stellata-flowers.jpg)
![London plane trees from Paramount garden centre, North London - Specimen tree specialist nursery and online shop, UK](/images/shop/thumbnail/londonplane.jpg)
![Betula Jacquemontii Multi stemmed Tree, Tree Specialists, North London UK](/images/shop/thumbnail/6bengjni6bop.jpg)