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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
George Hudson

Come to the dark side: the best shade-loving plants to brighten up a gloomy garden

Hello darkness, my old friend: plant shop owner and author Susanna Grant shares her green-fingered wisdom

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Outside space in London is a prized amenity, but all too often that sought-after courtyard, balcony or postage-stamp lawn faces the wrong way or is surrounded by walls and other people’s houses.

Thankfully, there are fantastic options available for gardeners of shady spaces, a corner of the market that was overlooked (forgive the pun) until Susanna Grant came along.

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