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| I loved all the suggestions everyone had for the yellow/purple garden I'm working on so I'm back for more. I have two areas (one is about 2ft x 8ft, shaded by a large lilac and neighbor's trees. The other is a quarter circle in the corner of the yard, about 16 ft, shaded by a tall birch right in the center). I'm hoping to really overhaul those in the fall and spring. I'd love to see everyone's shady gardens for a little inspiration and adoration! I'll try to get a picture of my areas (though I promise, they're nothing special at this point) |
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- Posted by gardenweed_z6a N CT (My Page) on Sun, Jul 14, 13 at 20:41
| There's a large area the width of the house located on the north side that gets full shade. I designed the garden on paper before ever pushing a spade into the soil. There are the following now planted & thriving in it: Hosta 'Krossa Regal,' 'Regal Splendor,' 'Dream Weaver,' 'Queen of the Seas,' 'Revolution' & 'Frances Williams.' The bed itself is 24 ft. wide & 4 ft. deep at its widest points (I curved the edge & laid a walkway). This photo was taken early in the season before things reached their full size.
Sorry it's not from exactly the same angle but here's how it looked later in the growing season: |
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| I have LOTS of shade, and the plants I have are hostas (of course!), foxgloves, hydrangeas, astilbes, azaleas, columbines, heucheras, lily of the valley, monkshood, carex, bleeding hearts, and tiarellas. Iin areas that are more shady than sunny, the following do quite well: phlox, daylilies, geraniums, toad lilies, chrysanthemums, campanula, lilies, platycodon, annual rudbeckias, coreopsis, fothergilla, pulmonaria, feverfew, echinacea, daisies, penstemon, dahlias, itea, hollies, clethra, boxwood, viburnum. If you have spring sun you can plant bulbs as well, which would theoretically bloom before the shade took over. I even have a few roses in half sun/half shade that do fairly well - probably would do better in sun but not bad in shade - Darlow's Enigma, Zephrine Drouin, and Lyda Rose. Sorry, I don't really have any pictures to share. My gardens are so messy they might discourage you anyway, lol. Good luck! |
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