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To
avid gardeners, shade may conjure images of black-hole patches
under trees, or midnight oblong cutouts huddled against the
north side of a home capable of sustaining few types of vegetation.
Shade gardens are best described as those receiving less than
four hours of sunlight per day, either filtered sunlight, due
to dense leaf canopies, or deprived sunlight in a foundation
setting.
In the past, these gardens were limited to few varieties of
green, flowerless hostas or ferns. However, the increased popularity
of shade gardens has resulted in the discovery that an oasis
of plants, including newer, colorful hostas, can be cultivated
in light-lacking areas
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