HOAs can be plant nazis! It seems like the newer the construction the more restrictive covenants there are. My home was built in the 60s so the rules are things like “no chickens”.  I plan to stay here til I croak and grow what I want.

I wish you much happiness in your new home, Cathy!

Kitty

On October 21, 2019 at 9:11 AM Theresa <3a6a532b1@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:

Thank you all for the ideas!  I will be checking some of these out for sure.  Lenten rose does grow well here- but I have quite a few- and always looking for something new to me.  I love the idea of Autumn Joy, but I have have lost the battle against the slugs too many times, so have given up on that.  A couple of your idea I need to research, as I am not familiar with them-- so looking forward to finding out something new.

 

Theresa

 

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On Sun, Oct 20, 2019 at 4:44 PM Barbara Tandy < 2*@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:

I'm in the foothills about 2400 ft (Grass Valley) and temps 10-15 degrees cooler than yours in the summer.
I have several nandina with eastern exposure and hardly any direct sun which do fine even with not much water, as you know many forms to choose from.  I also have several ornamental sages which get little sun tho are out in the open, they do bloom and would do better if I pruned them.  Also have several Euryops again under high shade and comparatively little direct sun, they bloom 2-3 times a year and take basically no care except a little water.  Also occurred to me that rosemary might do better in low light than lavender, though doesn't have much bloom compared to lavender. And I have some Autumn Joy sedum in pots that I was going to get rid of, against the north wall of my house, and they are actually budding up now in spite of benign neglect.   Let us know what you choose.
--Barbara Tandy


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>I do love epimediums, but they struggle at my house.  They may be a little delicate for our summer weather here.  Also looking for something a little more substantial, without getting too big. I figure I have a 2 foot width to work with, and if it is a bit wider it’s ok, it can drape over the wall some.  Definitely want a perennial or small shrub. 
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>> On Oct 20, 2019, at 11:32 AM, Zemuly < 4*@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:
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>> I have them all over my shady areas. They are totally carefree.
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>>> On Oct 20, 2019, at 1:30 PM, BONNIE HOLMES < a*@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:
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>>> What about Lenten Rose? I have some in shade under oak trees.
>>>
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>>> B
>>> ETN Zone 7
>>> Remember the River Raisin, the Alamo, the Maine, Pearl Harbor, 911.
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>>>> On October 20, 2019 at 2:14 PM Kitty Morrissy < 1*@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:
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>>>>
>>>> Theresa, me again. About the Epimediums....They will handle dry shade AFTER
>>>> establishing, but I'm sure you know that.
>>>> Kitty
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>>>> Of Theresa
>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2019 1:14 PM
>>>> To: GardenChat
>>>> Subject: [CHAT] Plants for shady and dry location
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>>>> Hi all,  I need your brain power. I have a strip of garden along a brick
>>>> retaining wall that used to get more sun, but now the Chinese pistache above
>>>> it has grown and it is quite shady.  As a result the lavender that was
>>>> growing there is not happy and needs to be replaced.  It does get drip
>>>> irrigation, but still dries out more quickly than the other parts of the
>>>> garden on that irrigation valve.  As a reminder, I am in Sacramento.
>>>> Looking forward to the brainstorms you all share with me!
>>>> Theresa
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