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Knowing your location helps us recommend plants that will thrive in your climate, based on your Growing Zone.
Our Shady Nook Pre-Planned Garden has been designed to showcase expertly selected perennial plants that thrive in low light areas.
Our Shady Nook Pre-Planned Garden is designed to be roughly 4 x 10ft and includes care instructions, a planting map and 17 plants:
Shipped as Potted Plants:
3 x 'Pink Lightning' Ajuga
3 x 'Orchid Frost' Lamium
2 x 'White Nancy' Lamium
Shipped as Bare Roots:
1 x Bag of 3 'Montgomery' Astilbe
3 x Pink Bleeding Heart
3 x 'Patriot' Hosta
*Plants are subject to change due to availability. If we make substitutions, we feature plants with similar attributes suitable to the garden design.
As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat. The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and fall-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.
Perennials and fall-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your Growing Zone. Perennial and fall-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (802) 227-7200 or contact us by email or chat.
Overall rating: 4.5833335 / 5 from 12 reviews.
Review topics: ["garden","plants","experience","roots"].
"I was very intimidated at first to create a garden in front of my house. I have ordered the preplanned shady nook to learn how they planned out the garden. First of all, everything arrived in healthy and beautiful shape. It was easy to figure out how to space the plants and plant them. Armed with this knowledge, I bravely ordered more plants and successfully planted them."
"We are "very beginner" gardeners and have never been able to grow anything before this and have always wanted a "yard in a box " Delighted to find American Meadows and specifically this offering, perfect for the far corner of our backyard. Everything has come up great with the exception of 2 out of 3 of the Solomon's Seal. Still 90% success ain't bad! Seems to not need much maintenance and changing daily. We are delighted any way and winning the #sweepstakes would make our positive experience even better!"
"I was super happy with this shade garden. It arrived with very healthy start plants and the bare roots are coming in nicely!! Now I'm just waiting for my hummingbird garden plants to arrive… communication has kind of stopped and this week was supposed to be shipping week. I will call customer service tomorrow!!! All in all very happy"
"Overall very satisfied. Products are small and delicate when they arrive so please read the instructions. Also be patient as I did have some delayed growth but eventually everything I ordered group and is quite healthy."
"I purchased this product at the end of March, planted them right away using "Raised garden bed" soil straight from our local nursery. I will nurse these plants until maturity, 1-3 years in the raised garden and transfer to my 10'x10' garden space once my soil pH is corrected to a 6. 5. The ground was so solid, algae thriving and making the surface slippery. Thank you American Meadows, I'm so excited to see my healthy new garden 2024!"
"I planted this shade garden and have been mostly successful with it. ALL of the Bleeding Hearts died. I've had some trouble with squirrels and rabbits eating the new plants, but have remedied that. I will need to replace the Bleeding Hearts next spring."
"I have an open space that I was not sure on what to plant. With this suggestions, it worked so well for my garden. Love this idea!"
"I expected plants to be small tge first year, but they are tiny after months. All three bleeding hearts died."
"It has grown really fast and i used the garden design included which has worked out well for my area."
"First time ordering plants/bare roots, so my expectations were low and it will take time, but wow! I've had this garden planted for almost two weeks now, so amazed at everything taking off so quickly, my bleedheart is about 12 inches tall already, and full of blooms! Hostas are showing foliage now and nettle is blooming!"