Best Ground Cover Plants for Shade Gardens

Shade gardening is a no-fail way to fill in dark areas of the yard where very little else will grow. This video by Better Homes and Gardens presents the best ground cover plants for shade gardens:

You can’t go wrong with shade gardening if you pick suitable plants winth interesting leaf colors and textures. The following are perennials that will keep coming back year after year:

• Hostas come in hundreds of varieties and are easy to divide, so you will have them for a long time. Look for beautiful variegated foliage and chartreuse, silver and blue colors and mix and match.
• Lungwort is generally spotted and comes in different hybrids including pure white and silvery-pewter colors.
• Bleeding hearts in small sizes are natural looking and make a great woodland garden.
• Heucheras (coral bells) come in different varieties of colored and variegated leaves.
• Ferns come in native and Asian species and are easy to grow; some will have a beautiful fall display.

In terms of planting depth, the soil line in the pot should be the same as the soil line when you plant them.