What to plant in my front yard ??

[hardland]

Any input would be appreciated..

I'm in Fort lauderdale FL. Have a house that the front faces almost due west, have a huge Black olive tree ( I think ) that gives the area I'm trying to landscape almost entire shade from noon to sundown. What can I plant in the hot FL weather that will grow in the shade. I have worked the soil and can adapt the soil to whatever will ahve a chance of growing. Thanks..

[bullthistle]

Best bet would be to go to a garden center and read the tags on plants to see what you might want to look at when you pull in the driveway.

[rainbowgardener]

get to know floridata.com. It's a great website for all you FL gardeners. Here's a list from it of plants for Florida climate and shade:

https://www.floridata.com/lists/shade_plants.cfm

If you click on any of the plants on the list, it gives you more info about it.

I can picture you making your space look very lush and tropical with ferns and lots of what us northerners consider house plants... monstera, elephant ear, shell ginger, aspidistra, philodendron, etc.

[uniquegardenplants]

Try Fatsia japonica. Hard to beat the cool tropical look and it thrives in shade! Great for Florida climate.