Most beginners lose plants to wrong spacing and bad combinations. This plan already handles both.

Decorative Shade Garden

4 × 8 ft Square Foot Grid 90 plants · 10 varieties 7 views

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What this plan does

Square foot spacing calculated for a 4×8 ft bed — no overcrowding, no guessing

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Bed Layout

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North

West

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1	🌸 Foxglove	🌸 Hydrangea
2	🌸 Foxglove
3	🌸 Foxglove
4	🌼 Daylily	🌼 Daylily	🌸 Lily	🌸 Lily
5	🌺 Impatiens ×4	🌺 Impatiens ×4	🌺 Impatiens ×4	🌺 Impatiens ×4
6	🌺 Begonia ×4	🌺 Begonia ×4	🌺 Begonia ×4	🌺 Begonia ×4
7	🌿 Parsley ×4	Mint	Mint	🌿 Parsley ×4
8	🌸 Sweet Alyssum ×16	🌸 Sweet Alyssum ×16	🌺 Nasturtium ×4	🌺 Nasturtium ×4

East

South

Numbers indicate feet

Plants in This Bed

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Foxglove

3 plants

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Hydrangea

1 plant

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Lily

2 plants

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Daylily

2 plants

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Impatiens

16 plants

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Begonia

16 plants

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Parsley

8 plants

Mint

2 plants

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Sweet Alyssum

32 plants

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Nasturtium

8 plants

Why this works

Each plant earns its place in this bed

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Foxglove — Stately spires of tubular bells; biennial/short-lived perennial that self-sows.

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Hydrangea — Big mophead blooms; color can shift with soil pH.

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Lily — Bold, often fragrant trumpet blooms from bulbs; reliable returning perennial.

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Daylily — Nearly indestructible clumping perennial with a long succession of blooms.

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Impatiens — Impatiens are shade-loving annuals with jewel-tone flowers.

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Begonia — Begonias are versatile flowering plants with glossy leaves and flowers in red, pink, white, or orange.

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Parsley — Parsley is a versatile herb perfect for culinary use, adding fresh flavor to many dishes.

Mint — Mint is a versatile herb perfect for culinary use, adding fresh flavor to many dishes.

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Sweet Alyssum — Sweet alyssum forms low mounds of tiny fragrant flowers in white, pink, or purple.

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Nasturtium — Nasturtiums are fast-growing, edible flowers with round leaves and bright blooms in shades of red, orange, and yellow.

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