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By David Beaulieu, About.com Guide to Landscaping since 2002

Shade Plants - Landscaping With Shade Plants

Thursday November 13, 2003
One of the most common problems faced in landscaping is finding shade plants that will satisfy your landscape design needs. From an aesthetic standpoint, you may have a wonderful landscape plan in mind, with great color schemes and interesting textures. Then, when it comes time to implement your landscape plan, you run into a brick wall -- because you realize those garden plants and flowering trees that you selected for their aesthetic merit aren't good shade plants. You'll have to compromise. Shade plants prefer shade. So don't fight it! Know the preferences of your garden plants and flowering trees.

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