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Do you have a shady spot somewhere in your yard where you have trouble getting flowers to bloom and grow? Perhaps beneath a large shade tree or underneath a house eave? You might want to consider planting a pastel flower garden suitable for the shade.

Garden Preparation

Begin by clearing your shady area of grass, if it does grow in your shady niche and other detritus. Till the soil by raking in compost or some other type of soil enricher. Check with your local nursery to see which fertilizer will look best for you shade flower garden.

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Planting and Seasonal Care

Plant your perennials and annuals in the spring. This is also a good time to sow pastel flower seed amongst your shade flower plants. Be sure to water seeds daily until seedlings appear. Money plants and Forget-me-nots do very well growing from seed.

In fall plant your pastel flower bulbs. Dig a hole about 4-6 inches deep and plant each pastel shade flower bulb with the pointy side up. In warmer climates check with your professional gardener to determine if your shade pastel flower bulbs can remain in the earth or will need to be dug up and put in artificial cold storage so your flowers will bloom again.

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Choosing Your Pastel Flowers

One of the shade flowers you might consider for your shade pastel flower garden is Phlox. Woodland Phlox comes in lavender and white and has a lovely fragrance. Broadleaf Creeping Phlox will spread out as groundcover and its pastel flowers come in pink, white and lavender.

Primroses bloom in very early spring. These pastel flowers love rich moist soil. This shade flowers come in colors of pink, white, yellow, and purple

Pulmonarias work great in the shade. Their shade flowers come in light blue and pink. Complimenting the pastel flowers are the sword shaped leaves with white and silver streaks or silver and white dots.

Crocus are pastel flowers that are best know for popping up to signal the end of winter. Usually these shade flowers are seen blooming in random patterns beneath shady trees. Crocus come in solid colors like lavender, white, and yellow or if your prefer a more showy pastel shade flower try the Pickwick crocus which is lilac and white striped.

If you want a bigger shade flower try the Rhododendron, which can grow up to 8 feet. The Scintillation rhododendron has beautiful pink pastel flowers. Or the Peony might suit your desire for a large shade flower plant. Growing up to 3 feet the Seashell peony has pink cup shaped flowers and is very fragrant.

An excellent method of learning what pastel shade flowers will grow best in your shady niche is to visit your local botanical gardens. Seek out shady areas and see what pastel flowers the experts have planted.

PLANTS FOR A SHADY PASTEL BORDER
TYPE	PLANT	DESCRIPTION
	Gold Dust Aucuba	H: 10ft., S: 8ft; slow-growing, evergreen shrub with gold-spotted leaves; zones 7-10
	Forget-Me Not	H: 1.5ft., S: 1ft; blue, pink or white flowers; reseeds freely; zones 5-10
	Spanish Bluebell	H: 1ft., S: 8in; spikes of bell-shaped, blue flowers; hardy bulb; zones 4-9
	Money Plant	H: 2.5ft., S: 1ft; pink or white flowers followed by silver seepods; biennial; all zones
	Lenten Rose	H and S: 1.5ft; white, pink, or purple flowers; evergreen foliage; zones 5-9