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Our Sparkling Shade Pre-Planned Garden includes expertly selected plants that thrive in the shadier spots in your garden. Give these long-lived perennial plants plenty of space to spread and establish themselves, and enjoy years of your colorful, cool haven.
* Plants are subject to change due to availability. If we make substitutions, we feature plants with similar attributes suitable to the garden design.
Our Sparkling Shade Pre-Planned Garden is designed to be roughly 8 x 8 ft and includes care instructions, a planting map and 14 plants:
| Name | Quantity | Height | Width | Bloom Season | |
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Black Cohosh | 1 x Bag of 1 | 4-6 ft tall | 2-4 ft wide | Early to mid summer |
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Blue Moon Woodland Phlox | 1 x Plant - 3" Pot | 12-24" tall | 24-36" wide | Early to late spring |
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Black Scallop Ajuga | 1 x Plant - 3" Pot | 4-6" tall | Up to 36" wide | Late spring to early summer |
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Orchid Frost Lamium | 3 x Plant - 3" Pot | 6-8" tall | 12-24" wide | Late spring to fall |
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Citronelle Coral Bells | 1 x Plant - 3" Pot | 6-12" tall | 10-15" wide | Summer |
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Ruby Spice Clethra | 1 x Plant - 3.5" Pot | 4-6' tall | 36-48" wide | Mid to late summer |
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Brilliance Autumn Fern | 1 x Plant - 3" Pot | 12-24" tall | 18-30" wide | Foliage plant all season |
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Northern Exposure™ Amber Coral Bells | 1 x Plant - 3" Pot | 12-18" tall | 18-21" wide | Late spring to early summer |
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Sugar Buzz® Grape Gumball Bee Balm | 1 x Plant - 3" Pot | 20-24" tall | 16-24" wide | Mid to late summer |
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Halo Sky Blue Tufted Violet | 1 x Plant - 3" Pot | 8-10" tall | 8-10" wide | Early spring to fall |
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Briggadoon St John's Wort | 1 x Plant - 3" Pot | 6-12" tall | 12-24" wide | Mid to late summer |
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Bunny Blue® Sedge | 1 x Plant - 3" Pot | 6-12" tall | 12-18" wide | Foliage plant all season |
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: 5.0 / 5 from 1 reviews.
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"We needed deer resistant plants that were also shade tolerant. The pre-planned garden arrived with excellent instructions and all the plants were ready to plant. The black cohosh was a bit slow to come up but all nine along with all of the other plants are thriving. The photo shows a bit of hosta that reappeared from last year but the deer have already eaten most of it and, as promised, none of the new plants deer resistant plants from this kit were touched. Looking forward to seeingthem reach full size in a few years."