Thoughts on plantings for a shady walkway on side of house?
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Shady spot in front of house - what plants will work?
Comments (10)Given the trees and their ability to rob the soil of moisture, it sounds like you need suggestions for dry shade.... Abelia x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope', Azalea 'Gillie', Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Prostrata', Euonymus fortune 'Silver Queen', Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen', 'Pee Wee' or 'Little Honey', Loropetalum chinense, Microbiota decussata, Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki', Rhododendron catawba 'Bourgault', Distylium myricoides 'Blue Cascade' and Taxus x media 'Densiformis'. Perennials... Asarum canadense, Brunnera, Carex, Chrysogohum virginianum, Corydalis lutea, Euphorbia 'Red Martin', 'Christmas' and 'Arborvitae Fern', Hellebore, Heuchera, Hosta, Hypericum, Iris cristata, and Polygonatum. Have fun! These are great plants....See MoreSeeds for shady side of house?
Comments (2)Impatien seed should not be covered when planted. Just lightly press them into the soil & keep them moist. That said, I don't know how they would do in pine fines. I always start them in pots & transplant were I want them....See MoreGroundcover for shady walkway
Comments (0)Hi, I am new to this site so I apologize if this has been asked before but I was hoping some of you more seasoned gardeners might be able to help me. I just put down a flagstone walkway along the side of our house from the gate to the back yard. I would like to find something to fill the gaps/spaces. I would like something that will stay green or or at least not completely die out over the winter. I have seen both creeping thyme and moss used in pictures online, and I like both, just not sure which would be best for our conditions. Our soil is sandy (live near the coast) and we are in zone 8. This area gets 3-4 hours of morning sun, and is shaded by the house the rest of the day. I am open to other plants/groundcovers/grasses besides thyme and moss, I just don't know much about spreading plants like this. Would love to find something that grew fairly quickly as I am a kind impatient and really want the instant gratification! Thank you so much for considering my question and for your responses....See MoreA shady pathway suggestions please
Comments (24)I've had Camano Island deer clip camellia leaves. If you try to grow diverse plants on property where deer are not excluded you always have the limitations they impose hanging over you, with the possibility of long-ignored specimens being browsed to the quick during a hard winter - on top of everything else. When I used to volunteer there during the early days of the Seattle Rhododendron Society taking over the Meerkerk garden on Whidbey Island I saw that the Meerkerks had non-rhododendrons planted in a fenced enclosure near the house, with most (but certainly not all) of the unprotected plantings being rhododendrons - that is how much selective pressure deer can exert....See Morekitasei2
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