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Container Garden Recipes for Shade

Enjoy a beautiful container garden -- even in shade. Check out this collection of recipes perfect for spots that don't see full sun.

By Ruth Rogers Clausen

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Grow Colorful Foliage

This collection of troughs and pots relies on foliage shapes, sizes, and contrast for impact. If you don't want to grow tropical bulbs like these elephant's ears, grow your favorite houseplants in the shade instead!

A. Coleus (Solenostemon 'Inky Fingers') -- 1
B. Elephant ears (Alocasia amazonica ) -- 1
C. Elephant ears (Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic') -- 1
D. Hosta 'Pot of Gold' -- 1
E. Sedge (Carex 'Beatlemania') -- 1

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