Shrubs for Shade that add curb appeal & value to your home!

Shrubs for Shade that add curb appeal & value to your home!
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Hey garden groupies! Welcome to another informational gardening video! Today we’re talking about my top 5 shrubs and small trees that are suitable for shady areas in your landscape, and will absolutely add curb appeal, and potentially up to 10% to your home or property’s value! Since I live on a very woodsy property, I’ve spent the past 5 years researching and learning about shrubs I can add into my landscape and garden beds that are beautiful, but can still thrive in dappled light and shade.

My top 5 shade shrub suggestions for curb appeal are:
Big Leaf Hydrangea
Boxwood
Japansese Maple
Rhododendron / Azalea
Flowering Dogwood Tree

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Hey everyone and welcome to a brand new video thank you so much for joining me today today we are going to be talking about different shrubs and small trees that are suitable for shady areas and these plants can also help add major curb appeal as well as potentially add

Value to your property and if you are new here to my channel hi my name is Annie I do a lot of gardening content and most specifically shade Focus gardening cont content I live on just under an acre of very shaded tree Woods heavy property so today we are going to

Be talking about five different shade tolerant shrubs and small trees that you can add to pretty much any landscape this applies to small property homes as well having some really nice established plants in your landscape can add up to 10% to your home or property’s value and

And these are all shrubs and plants that I have in my own yard so I’d like to think I know what I’m talking about for the most part and I have experience with them none of these shrubs need to be cut back in the fall they can be left alone

And they can be as high or as low maintenance as you want them to be you can essentially plant them and leave them alone completely if you so choose to do now I live in what was previously Zone 6B but we just had had a big shift

In the zone map so check your Zone if you haven’t in the last like 6 months I think that just came out in the fall so I have been bumped up to a Zone 7 now so while I think most of these plants are going to apply pretty much anyone in the

US I just wanted to give you guys some context of where I live and then of course like I said my yard is nearly 100% shade I have a lot of trees and I plan to keep it that way way I’m a big fan and proponent of keeping your

Trees so keep your trees and have pretty Gardens and of course people are always looking for low maintenance and like I said these are pretty as low maintenance as they get so hopefully they might be some good choices for you as well and with that being said let’s jump into the

Plant list first plant I want to talk about is going to be no surprise to anyone who knows me and that is going to be a hyrangea macril these are the flowers and plants that started it all for me I absolutely love hydranges they’re my all-time favorite

Flower and before I even really got into gardening I knew I wanted to plant these in my yard a few years ago I would say this is pretty much my only landscape gardening goal I really had was to get hydrangeas in my property now if you are familiar with hydrangeas you will know

There are lots of different types of hydrangeas many of those varieties do need full sun so take note that specifically the ones that can handle the Shady spots are the macras also known as big leaf hydrangeas also known as mop head hydrangeas I know hydrangea knowledge can be a little bit confusing

Some people these are the classic poofy big blue flowers that you see in the summer time they’re very popular on the east coast and with that like East Coast aesthetic they are classic they are beautiful like I said these were the very first plants I personally added to

My own landscape I planted three Endless Summer original hydrangeas up near my front door I had removed a bunch of overgrown pandra to put these there I think these hydrangeas usually look best planted in groups of three or more for Maximum Impact but you can definitely

Plant them as like a solo specimen piece as well if you have let space big leaf hydrangeas grow on old wood I’m pretty sure the panicle hydrangeas and some of the other varieties grow on new wood but specifically the macras SL big leaf grow

On old wood so do not cut them back when they’re done blooming you just leave them alone you can dead head them or use them for cut flowers if you want but after like September I’m pretty sure you should not touch them and like I said you can literally leave them alone

They’re going to look like a bundle of sticks in the winter when they lose all their leaves but if you leave the flowers on there they make for really good winter interest in my opinion they just look like little little Poof Balls on the end of sticks hydranges typically

Prefer uh highly acidic soils but I’m fairly certain they will thrive in a alkaline leaning soil as well the only thing that’s going to really vary is the color um so highly acidic you’re going to get the blue blooms and if it’s more alkaline heavy you’re going to get the

Pink blooms they make different additives that you can buy to have control over this however I think every color that they turn is absolutely gorgeous I especially love when it’s like in the middle and it’s that Indigo purple color I just think it’s so stunning so I am perfectly fine with

Planting my hydranges and letting their colors do their own things because you just you can’t go wrong no matter what they’re going to come out pretty like I said these are going to be pretty much the only variety of hydrangea that can tolerate Shady conditions they do not

Want to be hot they do not want to be in that direct afternoon sun especially if you live further down south where the temperatures are hotter you’re going to want to make sure they’re protected they make really good um borders kind of around like a wood wooded property Under

The Canopy of trees I have now since created a whole new section in my garden that I refer to as the hydrangea Circle so it’s a little garden under a canopy of trees and I’ve just put tons of different big leaf hydrangeas scattered in there they are susceptible to root

Rot so if you are not like uh intermediate to Advanced Gardener I don’t suggest putting hydranges in containers because they are more high maintenance and a little bit more tricky to deal with as soon as I started putting those hydranges in my yard they adapted so quickly they just adjust and

Figure themselves out so much more easily than if you’re trying to keep them in containers so that’s just my two cents about that as you can tell I absolutely love hydrangeas and I think they are a great plant to consider adding into your landscape specifically for us Woodland shade gardeners they’re

Just such a such a perfect quick Choice next up on my list of shade shrubs is the classic boxwood I think this is a another shrub or plant that is just exudes the epitome of Classic Home aesthetic you can pair hras and boxwoods together and it’s essentially a foolproof combination of plants they

Just look so beautiful together with the structure of a boxwood and kind of the organic riness of the hydrangeas together they it just works now most varieties of boxwoods you will see in the store when you’re shopping are going to tell you they want full sun to part

Sun on the tag while this is true in most cases there are some varieties that will do fine in dabbled shade um to part shade under tree canopies typically they’re not going to put on growth as quickly as they will in the full sun but they can still survive and thrive in the

Shade boxwoods were another one of the first plants that I decided I wanted to put in my landscape I think I purchased five of them from a local Nursery some of those more popular types of boxwoods that can take the part sun to the dappled shade are going to be sprinters

Green Mountain winter green and winter gem specifically winter green is a really good variety to pick for a shady spot because it’s a fast growing boxwood I’m pretty certain the ones that I have in my driveway garage bed are winter gems and the ones that I had initially

Planted first up by my porch were green velvets I will say they’re not going to be the best choice for full shade if they need at least a little bit of dabble Dison because they will end up looking very spindly and not very good and they’ll be more susceptible to

Diseases if they’re not getting enough Leaf growth on them I’m pretty certain boxwoods are able to grow in pretty much every Zone in the US now what I love about boxwoods they’re probably I know I say everything is my favorite hydranges are my favorite but boxwoods are

Definitely in my top five they are the best plant for adding any sort of structure to a space taking things up a notch and just giving it a more formal look they immediately can add repetition and unity to any landscape if you have a flower bed or a spot in your yard that

You feel like is just starting to look a little hodgepodge or messy and incohesive add some boxwoods it’s the easiest way to add some structure and just overall make things feel more pulled together and cohesive now I would say boxwoods should be maintained at least once a year you should should be

Trimming and pruning them most of them grow naturally in some sort of shape and you can prune them into little cones little spheres you can grow Hedges those are the typical uses for them I have been pruning mine into both cones and spheres and you can leave them alone and

Let them become unruly but you should be giving them a nice haircut at least once a year to promote that new growth my last little blip about boxwoods I’m going to say here is I am not typically an advocate of faux or fake flowers or plants however faux boxwoods are usually

The ones that end up looking the best I think with how they’re produced with that glossy plastic that’s actually kind of how the leaves look in real life so it kind of works but proceed with caution I think in most cases fake plants outside look terrible I do have

Two faux box WS flanking my front door I think there are good options on the market and I think this is usually a safe bet when it comes to fake plants because they actually somewhat look like the real deal especially if you are putting them on a front porch or

Somewhere that’s going to be viewed from more far away excellent choice and obviously zero maintenance moving onwards next we’re going to talk about a Japanese maple which is not technically a shrub I did say we are going to have a couple um small trees in this list as

Well and Japanese Mapes are one of my favorites like I said I know I’ve said that about everything but I absolutely adore Japanese maples I have two in my yard now which at one point a few years ago it was like ultimate goals for me I

Was like I have to have a Japanese maple and they are just the most beautiful ornamental Al showpiece plants for any landscape and they make this list because they can tolerate shade and dappled light they can be planted under canopies of larger trees like Oaks I acquired a new Japanese maple this past

Fall marked down on clearance it is an Emperor Japanese Maple and I have planted that in my newfound shade path Garden under the canopies of the very large established plants in this area these have been known to be pretty pricey plants they are an investment but

In my opinion they are well worth it because of their beauty if you are willing to do some digging and some clearance shopping there is a very good chance you will be able to find one for pretty cheap last winter I picked one up from Home Depot and I think I paid under

$20 for it and it was like originally 90 something I’m pretty sure and even though these are trees they stay relatively small or you can choose to keep them relatively small like I said these trees do prefer more shady areas they can easily get Leaf burn if you put

Them in a hot open full sun area they prefer moist acidic soil but once they’re established they’re drought tolerant and pretty hard to kill there are two types of Japanese maples that is dissectum and palmatum so the dissectum are the Weeping or the lace Leaf Japanese maples

These are usually in a dwarf size which makes them the perfect specimen plant for smaller spaces or Landscaping areas close to structures I feel like anytime I drive by a house and I see a like dwarf Japanese Maple in the the landscaping or the yard I’m like that

House is expensive it’s a bougie plant to have in your landscape I did read that Japanese maples are said to be the number one plant that does add value to your property so just something to consider and then the other type of Japanese maples are the pal mums which

These are the more upright varieties and these are going to be the blood good and the Emperor Japanese maple like I had just Ted talked about these are the ones that can get quite large in size up to 15 to 20 ft obviously not as large as a

Lot of other trees I’d say if you are a little bit more experienced these can be put into containers large containers and be kept as a specimen plant obviously these are the popular plant for the Japanese art of bonsai this is what typically is a bonsai tree I personally

Have not done one in a container yet but that is definitely something I would love to do in the future but all around a Japanese maple is going to be a great choice for any Woodland property moving onwards next I’m going to talk about the Roto dendrin this is a another one of

Those plants that I feel like is a very classic traditional um Timeless Beauty in people’s yards I’m also going to kind of lump aelas into this Rod dendrin recommendation as well they are from the same family I just personally like the look of R of dungeons more and I find

Them to be much less maintenance than aelas but as far as like Woodland shade gardening goes either or is a great choice because they both flower profusely in the spring they come in quite a variety of colors but I feel like the one that I always see is that

Like fuchsia pink and the one that I purchased last spring and put in my yard is one called a blue Baron which is this gorgeous blue indigo color I am so excited to see how this comes in this spring I had never seen this color like

Out in the wild in the in real life so I was definitely very excited when I saw it at a nursery and had to take it home with me my yard is also full of tons of velas when I moved into this house about 5 years ago I probably had close to 10

Separate aelia shrubs they’re lower maintenance because you don’t need to prune them as much um I think they take a little bit longer to get established than aelas do but they naturally grow in like a nice little clean shapely structure whereas with my experience with the aelas is they just go wild they

Don’t really have uh a structure that they adhere to I prune my aelas back hard pretty much every other year and I have definitely spent more time pruning aelas in my yard than any other plant but that’s again because they were here when I moved in and pretty pretty unruly

To begin with so I’ve been keeping them in check and the final shade tolerant shrub on my list is actually another small tree and that is a flowering dogwood tree just like the Japanese maple this is another great choice for a single specimen piece in your landscape to add

Some vertical interest again it can be planted close to a structure that receives a fair amount of shade it can be planted under a canopy of trees filtered Sun it it does not want direct afternoon sun these have shallow root systems so when you are first planting

It you do need to be a little bit more diligent about watering it it wants moist soil don’t let it dry out there are quite a few different varieties of Dogwood trees but the one I am specifically talking about I’m pretty sure is just called a flowering dogwood

Tree I planted a pink flowering dogwood um I think two years ago I did buy it off of etsy it is very small and has seen very little growth since I planted it but I am excited to watch this thing grow over time so uh this right

Here Sam literally was like you got a stick in the mail it’s a stick this is a pink dogwood tree it puts on about 1 to two feet of growth annually and these do bloom in the springtime and I feel like they last way longer than a lot of other blooming

Flowering shrubs I feel like I see them like almost from like April to June as a lot of people know the scent of dogwood flowers are acquired I don’t know if I know anyone who thinks they actually smell good um some people think they smell absolutely terrible um I guess it

Doesn’t really bother me I think the prettiness outweighs the stinky smell but that’s just something to note if you are very sensitive to that thing dogwoods pretty much require no pruning you just clip off any dead branches however they do have shallow root system so when you first plant it and are

Getting it established you want to make sure it doesn’t dry out which can easily happen but because it likes to stay pretty moist it does make it a good choice for a tree planted next to a body of water so maybe if you have a stream

Or a pond or a river through your yard this is definitely a good choice for planting near like a river bank now before I I purchased my pink flowering dogwood I was doing significant amounts of research on a small ornamental shade tolerant tree so I was in between the

Dogwood and a cherry blossom tree and I ended up going with the Dogwood over the cherry blossom because from what I read uh cherry blossoms are pretty picky and finicky cherry blossom blooms have the five petal structure where dogwoods will have that four petal structure there is something also about the four petal

Structure on the dogwoods that I really love I don’t I don’t know what it is but I just think it’s so beautiful and I think I prefer that over the five petal in general dogwoods are just like more adaptable to their environment Where cherry blossom trees are going to be a

Little bit more picky with their soil and light requirements so maybe a dogwood is going to be a good choice for you as well all right you guys that is going to wrap up my shade shrub countdown if you are also working with a shaded Woodland property like I am I

Would love for you to subscribe to my channel I have lots of big garden plans and things happening this spring and summer I am so excited since we are in winter I am definitely having like Garden withdrawal a little bit if you have any good shade shrub suggestions

Shade shrub drop them in the comments below so we can discuss bounce some ideas maybe I’ll get some ideas from you guys as well if you learned anything in this video or got some good information or ideas I would love for you to hit that Thumbs Up Button

Cat thanks again guys and I’ll will see you soon in my next video bye Bye