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Shade Gardening Basics

The fundamentals of growing in low light — shade tolerance, canopy and understory, soil structure, mulch and leaf mold, and how deciduous and evergreen cover change a bed through the seasons.

Shade tolerance

Shade tolerance

Understory

Understory

Canopy

Canopy

Soil pH

Soil pH

Humus

Humus

Leaf mold

Leaf mold

Deciduous

Deciduous

Evergreen

Evergreen

Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis

Chlorophyll

Chlorophyll

Loam

Loam

Woodland

Woodland

Topsoil

Topsoil