Growing in Shade | Garden Tour of Prather House: P. Allen Smith (2019)

In this Garden Tour, Garden Home host P. Allen Smith give you a tour of an historic Quapaw Quarter home (Prather House c.1890) in Little Rock, Arkansas where shade dominates the landscape design choices.

Topics Include:
Historic Homes and Neighborhoods
Plants for Shade
Growing Plants Under Trees
Post Oak Trees
Ferns for shade
Dryopteris Ludoviciana (Southern Woodfern)
Groundcover Plants
Hostas
Sieboldiana 'Elegans' Hosta
Hydrangea Arborescens (Wild Hydrangea)
Acer Palmatum (Japanese Maple)
Hibiscus Syriacus (Rose of Sharon)
Osmunda Regalis (Royal Fern)
Camellia Sasanqua
Plants for Screening Neighbors
Spiraea Prunifolia (Bridal Wreath Spirea)
Chionanthus Retusus (Chinese Fringetree)
Cercis Canadensis 'Forest Pansy" (Redbud)
Dwarf Magnolia Grandiflora "Little Gem"
Foster Holly
Foundation Planting
Hedera Helix (English Ivy)

"Shade plants have it all figured out. They’re loving life out of the rays of the scorching sun. Who can blame them? When it’s hotter than a Billy goat in a pepper patch, I like to spend my time in shady spots too." ~ P. Allen Smith

To learn about more plants to grow in the shade check out this blog on my website:
https://pallensmith.com/2017/06/07/9-...

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Gilbert H. Wild and Son:
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Sunpatiens:
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Arkansas Parks and Tourism:
https://www.arkansas.com/

Ralston Family Farms:
https://www.ralstonfamilyfarms.com/

First Community Bank:
https://firstcommunity.net/

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art:
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