Mature Garden on a Roll shady border with pink hydrangeas, ferns and purple geraniums planted beside a wooden fence.
Shady Garden Border
Planting a Garden on a Roll border through the biodegradable planting plan with soil and perennial plants.
Create a colourful shady garden border with hydrangeas, astilbe, flowering perennials, ferns and layered foliage for texture and seasonal interest.
Shady garden border with pink hydrangeas, purple flowering perennials, ferns, silver foliage and variegated evergreen plants.
Shady garden border with white hydrangeas, green ferns, dark heuchera and variegated evergreen foliage beside a wooden fence.
Garden on a Roll border kit with seven labelled garden plants, planting box, hand trowel and gloves ready to plant.

Shady Garden Border

Description of Shady Garden Border

Bringing life and light to the dullest corners of your garden, brighten up your space with Garden on a Roll’s shady border plants. Order transformative garden borders online today.

Designed for low-light spaces, this border transforms darker areas into layered, planted spaces, filled with texture and year-round interest. Our plants for shady borders combine evergreen plants, perennials, and ferns; they bring structure, softness, and seasonal colour to shaded borders, north-facing gardens, and areas beneath trees. Complete with a shady border planting plan, illuminating your space is simple with Garden on a Roll.


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What's in your box

Tote Bag
Instructional Newspaper
Lettered Plants
Trowel & Gloves
Garden on a Roll x Envii Root Well plant root stimulant beside newly planted garden border plants.
Plant Root Stimulant
Paper Template

How it works

Frequently Asked Questions

Contrary to popular belief, there are plenty of plants that thrive in shady borders - even resulting in longer-lasting blooms. The perfect plants for shady borders include: Polystichium, Aucuba, Astilbe, Campanula, Carex, Sarcococca, Fatsia, Ajuga, Geranium, Euonymus, Spiraea, Hydrangea, Bergenia, Arachnoides, Alchemilla, Dryopteris, Viburnum, and Heuchera.
Garden on a Roll’s borders are extremely easy to plant - just take a look at your shady border planting plan. Every border comes with a paper template that shows you exactly where each plant should go. Simply lay it out, cut the crosses, and plant through the holes for perfect spacing and design consistency.
You can plant any time between February and November, avoiding harsh frosts or extreme heatwaves. These conditions help your new plants establish safely.

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Just drop us a message via live chat, fill out our contact form, or give us a call on 01707 372296 if you need a hand

Quality assured

Over 30,000 professionally designed borders have been sold, featuring an impressive assortment of 500,000 plants.

Plant care support

For expert plant care advice or assistance with any issues, feel free to contact us. We proudly offer a 6-month plant guarantee for your peace of mind.

Flexible delivery options

Choose your delivery date at checkout. Ready to start sooner? Opt for express (£30) or Saturday delivery (£35)