EASY CONTAINER GARDEN – Shade Loving Perennials – Hosta, Fern & Coral Bells – Plant Care 101

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Looking for the best shade plants for containers? In this video, I’ll show you how to plant a beautiful and low-maintenance shade container garden using three easy-care perennials: hosta, fern, and coral bells (heuchera). These shade-loving plants are perfect for patios, balconies, and porches — and the best part? They come back every year! Whether you want a lush shade patio garden or plan to move these plants into your shady landscape in fall, this combo is stunning, simple, and smart.

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If you have a shady porch, patio, or balcony, or even a shaded area in your garden, and you’re wondering what you can plant that will actually thrive, then this video is for you. Today, I’m creating a beautiful and lowmaintenance shade loving container garden using three stunning perennials: hosta, fern, and coral bells. These aren’t just gorgeous shade plants. They’re also cold, hearty perennials, which means you’re getting a lot of bang for your buck. You can leave these in the container and with a little winter protection, they’ll come back next year, giving you a ready to go patio garden without having to replant. Or if you’d rather move them or plant them into your existing landscape, you can plant them in a shady garden bed and they’ll come back year after year. So whether you’re wanting to create a shade loving container garden for your patio or adding some long-term plants to your garden, these plants are a beautiful and smart choice. And although I am planting a container garden today, I am going to talk about everything that you’ll need to know if you do decide you want to plant them into your existing landscape. This plant care 101 video is brought to you by Wild and Sun, now part of the RepotMe family. They make it so easy to get beautiful, healthy plants delivered right to your door. Wild and Sun has been one of the leading growers of pees, irises, and dillies in the country since 1885 with dozens of award-winning varieties. And now they’re offering even more, including the shade loving perennials that I’ll be planting today. Check out the link in my description and use my code Ashley10 for 10% off your first order. So, here’s what I’m using today. A container that is around 16 to 20 in wide and at least 10 in deep. And it’s really helpful as well for it to have drainage holes. This one has an option to punch out the drainage holes. Since I’m using a container with drainage holes, I’m going to have a saucer as well, which will catch some water to help with hydrating the soil, but it will allow too much water and excess water to flow out. I also have a really easy custom potting mix here that I’ve made up that’s perfect for these plants and specific to their needs. All of these plants have very similar care needs. Some slowrelease fertilizer. Some coffee filters because I like to place them over the drainage holes to keep the soil in while still letting the water drain. And lastly, the beautiful plants. So, for lighting, all of these plants are shade lovers, but here’s the breakdown. I’ve picked out June hostas. There are so many different varieties, but hostas prefer part shade to full shade. They’ll tolerate some morning sun because the UV is lower, but they really need protection from hot afternoon rays. Then, we have the ferns. I’ve picked some Japanese painted ferns, and they really thrive in full shade to dappled light. Direct sun can definitely scorch them. Then, we have coral bells. I have two different kinds here. I have the berry smoothie and the Rio. They’re absolutely gorgeous. The color of these leaves are just insane and they really like part shade and some varieties can tolerate more light if they’re kept well watered. So, if your space gets 2 to 4 hours of morning or filtered light, you’re good. These are perfect for north or east facing patios and really any spot whether it’s in your garden or on your patio that stays like cool and shaded throughout the day. Now, for the soil, these three types of plants have very similar needs. They want rich, slightly moist, well- draining soil. Think of a woodland floor. So, for today’s mix, I’m using four parts quality potting mix. And I’m also including some perlite to help with drainage. You can also add one part compost. I didn’t have any on hand, but these plants really do enjoy regular fertilizing, and compost helps with that. I will be adding some slowrelease fertilizer, and that should do the job. First thing I’m going to do is place the coffee filters over the drainage hole so that the soil doesn’t spill out every time I water the plant. However, the water will be able to still drain through. So, I have an idea of the design that I want for this container garden. And I’m going to be using the thriller filler spiller method. I’m putting some of the time release fertilizer in here and then just mixing it up a little bit. So, the hosta will be the thriller and it will go in the center or the back for height. and I’m going to put it in the center. These plants are small right now, but they’re going to grow quickly. And hostas have the most beautiful, gorgeous, large leaves. There’s so many different varieties. I was looking on the website when I was choosing these plants, and it was hard to pick which hosta because they’re all so gorgeous. But I’m just going to put these in the middle. So, the fern is going to be the filler. It’s going to add texture and fullness. And these hostas are actually going to be like the main event. They’re going to get big. The leaves are going to grow out and then the fern is just going to be kind of like a filler. And these Japanese painted ferns are so gorgeous. They’re so like the colors that they have when they start to really grow and get really bushy are so beautiful. It literally looks like they’ve been painted. I love going for walks in the evenings. And that was really my inspiration for this container garden because I’ve been seeing a lot of the beautiful ferns and the hostas and the coral bells and it really made me want to have a little bit of that of my own on my patio and in my home. They’re so gorgeous when I see them planted in everybody’s beautiful shaded gardens. And I thought, why not make a nice container garden of them? The coral bells are the spiller. It will soften the edge of the pot with its trailing growth. This container garden hasn’t even gotten going yet, and it is so beautiful to look at. The colors are stunning. I’m so glad it worked out. You want to water everything thoroughly. Shade containers don’t dry out as fast as sunny ones, but you still want to check the soil every few days. Water when the top inch feels dry. I added the slowrelease fertilizer as I mentioned, but if you prefer liquid fertilizer, just feed every 3 to 4 weeks with something gentle like fish emulsion or seaweed extract. So, as I mentioned, in the fall, you can remove these from your container and plant them in your uh shady garden bed, or you can leave them in the container and with a little bit of winter protection, they should be fine and they’ll come back next year. So, here’s some things to keep in mind. If you want to go ahead and plant them in your garden now instead of a container or if you want to plant them in your shady garden in the fall, first up, choose the right spot. You want to choose a shady or mostly shady spot with really rich soil. And honestly, you could even just use the soil that you have in your container if you’re transplanting it. Or you can just, you know, make a soil like this and um put it into a nice spot for the plant. So, if you’re planting them in your garden, spacing is important. The hostas will be 18 to 30 in apart. The ferns are 12 to 24 in apart. And the coral bells are 12 to 18 in apart. You’ll want to water them well. And then you can also mulch them to help retain moisture. And then that first year is the most important for any plant in the garden to help establish the roots. So you just want to stay on top of it and, you know, make sure that they don’t dry out too much. As I said, you can leave them in the container over winter, but they will need protection, especially if you’re in a cold zone like I am here in Michigan. First up, you want to get a large frost resistant pot. Then you’ll want to move it to a protected spot. The best place is probably in a garage, but you can also move it to like the side of your house or under like a protected part of your porch. Wrap the pot in burlap, bubble wrap, or place it inside another pot with insulation. Stop fertilizing in the fall and water only when dry and above freezing. If protected, your container garden may come back beautifully in spring. Last up are some issues to watch out for and how to fix them. So, for the hostas, probably the slugs and the snails are the most prevalent ones, especially if you’ve planted them in your garden. You can use like pet safe slug bait, copper tape. I’ve also heard like crushed eggshells can work. And please don’t hesitate to leave your helpful comments on what works for you for any of these issues and any tips and tricks that you have for these types of plants because we have such a knowledgeable plant community and it’s very helpful for everybody including myself. The next issue is root rot and it’s very common for indoor and outdoor plants and it’s the in my experience the fastest way for a plant to like quickly go downhill. So the best way to prevent root rot is to make sure that your soil is well draining enough and that you have enough drainage. Fortunately, these plants thrive in um well-watered soil, moist soil, so they’re not as likely to get root rot as maybe some of these other plants that we have that really need like a fast draining um super super well- draining soil mixture and they can’t stand sitting in any kind of moist soil. So, these plants are actually really good if you’re worried about root rot. That’s one of the reasons why I definitely popped out the little drainage spots on the bottom of this pot because I want to make sure that like for instance if it rains randomly and somehow gets into the pot that the pot doesn’t completely fill up with water because it doesn’t have drainage holes. So if you’re seeing browning and crisping leaves and you’re staying on top of watering, it’s definitely going to be that these um plants are getting too much sun. Also, if the leaves start to look really pale and the growth slows, that might mean that you need to like ramp up your fertilizing a little bit. So, there you have it. To me, this is a really elegant, beautiful, shade loving container garden that’s very easy to care for, super low maintenance, and I feel like I’ve brought my beautiful, like inspiring evening walks to my own patio, which makes me really happy. And again, I know I’m doing a container garden for this video, but you don’t need to put these in in a container. You can just plant them in your garden if you want to have something like this every year that comes right back and looks absolutely beautiful. I hope this has given inspiration to create something similar in your home. Let me know in the comments if you’ve tried any of these plants, what your tips are, and any shade loving plants that you have at your garden that you love. If you want to see future plant care videos and plant shopping videos, always good happy planty vibes, definitely subscribe. And we also have a great community on Tik Tok, Instagram, and Facebook. I have a lot of other plant care 101 and house plant care 101 videos, so feel free to check those out. And thank you again to Wild and Suns for shipping these absolutely beautiful plants to me. I am in love with them. I hope you have a great rest of the day and that I get to see you soon. Bye. [Music]