Shade plant suggestions
- SACole
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Shade plant suggestions
The way my house is build I have a small area that gets ZERO sunlight. It stays damp and I would like to make it look much better. I had thought about just sticking rocks there but I have hope in plants. I have done a good bit of research but haven't really found anything I'm impressed with.
My biggest concern is that I live right on a lake and border woods so I want to be careful about making a home for snakes.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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My biggest concern is that I live right on a lake and border woods so I want to be careful about making a home for snakes.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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- andy10917
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Re: Shade plant suggestions
Got a picture of the area?
- SACole
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Re: Shade plant suggestions
From the yard.
closer from the yard.
The three green plants are astilbes I just planted. Don't know if they will survive or not.
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Re: Shade plant suggestions
I would suggest small shrubs or ferns. I have some Japanese plum yews which are evergreen and have a prostate growth habit so they generally get a little bit wider rather than higher. They are for zones 6-9. Up against the house you don't want huge shrubs. You could do azaleas or camellias but you'll have to prune after a few years. Here's an article on shade plants for Mississippi. The Japenese fatsia looks interesting. I would suggest a mass of the same thing, whatever you decide, rather than a mixture of lots of different things.
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Re: Shade plant suggestions
extending the downspout out further from the house may help the dampness issue - if there's no sunlight, it's probably never drying out.
- OscarKane
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Re: Shade plant suggestions
Shade gardening is different than gardening in the sun. You need to have richer soil so that the plants have all the nutrients they need.
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