# Shade and woodland edge

> Every article on shade and woodland edge native to the Netherlands at tuinontwerp.app: position, planting, pruning, diseases, and the insects and birds each species supports.

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Last updated: 2026-09-28

Woodland plants for under trees and along the north side of a house or fence.

- [How to grow garlic mustard: a native plant for shade](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/grow-garlic-mustard) - Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata): a native biennial shade plant up to 90 cm. How to recognise and grow it, what it costs and what to do when it goes wrong. (2026-09-28)
- [Greater celandine: identifying, planting and care](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/greater-celandine) - Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus) is a native perennial 30 to 90 cm tall with yellow flowers and orange sap. How to identify, plant and care for it. (2026-09-28)
- [Lily of the valley: planting, care and poisonous berries](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/lily-of-the-valley) - Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) is a native woodland plant 15 to 30 cm tall. Where it grows well, what it costs and which parts are poisonous. (2026-09-27)
- [May lily: a native ground cover for shade](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/may-lily) - May lily (Maianthemum bifolium) is a native woodland plant 7 to 20 cm tall that flowers in May and June. Where it grows, what it costs, and which parts are poisonous. (2026-09-28)

## See also

- [Perennials](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/vaste-planten)