Gardening Container Gardens Container Plans & Ideas Hanging Basket for Shade Dress up shaded spots in your landscape with a colorful hanging basket. Follow our plant suggestions or create your own combo. By Jenny Krane Jenny Krane Jenny Krane is a former contributing writer for the garden section of BHG.com. She graduated from Drake University in 2017 with a Bachelor's in Magazine Journalism and English. She is the Creative & Production Director for the fine art publication, Art of the West. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on July 25, 2019 Share Tweet Pin Email Hanging baskets are perfect for filling in empty wall spaces outdoors. Mix colorful foliage and cheery flowers in a 12-inch-wide hanging basket to add interest to your shady yard all season long. The foliage and flower colors at work in this arrangement makes the design high-impact. Kritsada Panichgul. Kritsada Panichgul A: Fuchsia ‘Thalia’ — 1 B: Tuberous begonia (Begonia ‘Nonstop Mocca Red’) — 1 C: Golden creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’) — 1 D: Yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolon ‘Hermann's Pride’) — 1 E: Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) — 1 Marty Baldwin. Marty Baldwin A: ‘Thalia’ Fuchsia Fuchsia plants can bloom throughout the growing season and have the added benefit of attracting hummingbirds. These plants do well in containers and hanging baskets. ‘Thalia’ features red-orange tubular blooms on dark olive foliage. Red stems add even more color. Denny Schrock. Denny Schrock B: ‘Nonstop Mocca Red’ Tuberous Begonia Beautiful tuberous begonias are among the most elegant of shade-loving plants. Many tuberous begonias have an arching plant habit, which makes them excellent for growing in hanging baskets or container gardens. Begonia ‘Nonstop Mocca Red’ combines bright red 4-inch-wide blooms with chocolate-brown leaves on compact mounded plants. Denny Schrock. Denny Schrock C: Golden Creeping Jenny Creeping Jenny is a dense, small-leafed plant that makes for great ground cover. In a container, it adds a bright trailing element. The single plant of the golden variety in this container adds chartreuse trailing foliage for contrast against surrounding dark leaves. Marty Baldwin. Marty Baldwin D: ‘Hermann's Pride’ Yellow Archangel Lamium galeobdolon ‘Hermann's Pride’ is more compact than the classic species of deadnettle. Its serrated leaves are crisply splashed with silver between the veins. In spring, whorls of yellow two-lip flowers bloom. Marty Baldwin. Marty Baldwin E: Chives Chives grace the garden with bright green stems and pinkish-purple pom-pom blooms—all of which offer a distinctly mild onion flavor. Versatile and easy-growing, chives thrive in containers. The plant in this arrangement adds height and a different shape of foliage to the mix. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit