Hi all, I have paths up both sides of our house, and one of them we hardly ever use. It seems something of a waste of space so I was thinking of growing something there - any suggestions as to what?
It's more or less north facing though, and shady. On the plus side, pretty sheltered due to the house.
I know there are plenty of plants that like shade but I am essentially working towards a survival garden, so something edible or otherwise useful is needed!
It would probably need to be in containers due to the paving/path.
Shady side-path
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CynicalSurvival
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Shady side-path
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Re: Shady side-path
How about a forest garden? Ramsons, Cowslips, Primroses, Bluebells, Hopniss(American Groundnut), Hostas, that sort of thing. You can eat Ramsons, Hopniss and Hostas. Cowslpis and Primroses make wine. Bluebells, well what's a forest garden without Bluebells! 
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Re: Shady side-path
How near is the nearest soil, CS? I second the plant suggestions made by Brambles, but I was also thinking about the tiers of a forest garden - can you plant a hawthorn near enough to train it as a sort of espalier? That would let you use the vertical space: you can eat the leaves and the haw, and its a security plant because of the thorns. Or what about elder, same useage? Flowers and berries. Neither would mind that amount of shade, when their roots are in the soil.
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featherstick
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Re: Shady side-path
My vertical veg training notes have a list of plants that will tolerate shade, and some notes on containers.