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Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 8:06
| Hi everyone. Several years ago I did WS with the help of lots of you that sent seeds Sase and some I purchased from various places. Did well over 100 container and had so many babies I planted everything that sprouted. After a couple years my yard was overrun with stuff. I had to pull out lots and never got the chance to fix the mess. A couple years ago I again did WS but just for a few herbs and pumpkins. Got absolutely eaten alive by stink bugs. What a terrible mess.
I am in a new house and a blank canvas yard. My house faces east but has 2 huge silver maple trees so lots of shade and roots running across the yard. Also a nice large raised bed that gets bright sun but no direct sun. Of course the back faces west and has a small wooded area behind the fence so again quite a bit of shade. I would sure love any advice from you long time WS on what to plant that would do well in shade with broken sun during the afternoon or in early morning sun. Can't wait to get my stuff started so I can have a wonderful winter winter sowing and chating with all you guys again. Thank you in advace for any help. |
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- Posted by northerner_on Z5A ONCanada (My Page) on Sun, Jun 24, 12 at 0:54
| Welcome back and I too had the shade and roots of silver maples until we took one down. But I still have a lot of shade under a large apple tree and here's what I have under it, mostly wintersown: Pink and white bleeding hearts (Dicentra) Fernleaf bleeding hearts Hostas (some WS some purchased) Ladies Mantle Jacob's Ladder Toad Lily Primula's (a few varieties) Astilbe Heuchera a few cranesbill geraniums Virginia bluebells Bergenia Daylilies I also plant tulips in between to flower before the trees leaf out. Hope this helps for your zone. |
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- Posted by indianaplantlover 6 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 24, 12 at 6:53
| Thank you so much. Hopefully I'll be able to round up some seeds for some of these and make my yard a real show stopper in time. I appreciate your help. Hope you have a wonderful Sunday. |
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| I've just discovered Persicaria as a ground cover and filler. It WS'd easily. Another easy one is columbine. I'd start hunting for fresh seed NOW and either summer sow it now or fall sow it. The fresher the seed, the better the germination. Coleus are not perennial, but can offer some color when you can't depend on blooms. Pulmonaria have interesting leaves and beautiful spring blooms and I hear they will reseed and spread, but not aggressively. Good luck. Martha |
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| Silver maples are thugs themselves and are not aloud to be newly planted in my city. Jacob's ladder is one of my favorite winter sown shade/sun plants and is so easy to do! Remember the Newbie Seed Project this fall for a large selection of free seeds this winter! |
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