Re: plants for DRY, semi-shade

Bonnie-Alyssum won't tolerate our summers. Gets too hot and humid. We use it
to plant with pansies in the fall. LOVE the smell!

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC
Zone 8b

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 10:33 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] plants for DRY, semi-shade


> Andrea, how about some sweet alyssum?  I have some that grows in
semi-shade
> areas here and it has been exceedingly easy for me to grow.
>
> Blessings,
>
> Bonnie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf
> Of Andrea H
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 7:44 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: [CHAT] plants for DRY, semi-shade
>
> Hi all-what annuals & low growing perennials do you use for hot, dry
> semi-shade? I have a job that is going to need some. It's a very small
> space,
> around a sign that is close to the road. It's a big square planter around
> the
> sign, maybe 3 feet width and 5 foot length on each side. It is shaded
> partially by a big oak but will get very hot as the summer progresses. it
> will
> get some sun in the late afternoon, and probably not a whole lot of water
> unless I go by there and do it myself and I don't know that I can do that
on
> a
> every other day basis (unless the pay me of course, which I will tell
them)
>
> Anyway-suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Andrea H
> Beaufort, SC
> Zone 8b
>
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