Re: Ferns are out--now what?
Charles--I love bromeliads, but unfortunately, they are houseplants only here
in Napa. Temps are often in the mid to high 20's F., and rarely drop as low as
the high teens for several days, say, once every ten years or so. Wendy
Charles Dills wrote:
> >Thanks to Trevor and Tim for suggestions and warnings re: ferns. I'm
> >afraid I'd have everbrown ferns in winter with the cold and wind...I'm
> >in Napa, CA, US zone 9, Sunset zone 14. I really want something
> >evergreen to look out on, since so much of my garden is perennial and
> >dormant in the winter. (I have enough leaf-mulched bare earth, thank
> >you.) So ferns are out, and ornamental grasses would be mostly
> >winter-dormant, too. And I detest most junipers.
> >
> >The circular bed is 6 ft (2 m) in diameter and in the shade of some
> >deciduous trees and a fence so it gets dappled sun in the AM and almost
> >full shade in the PM during the summer. In winter it is more sunny with
> >leaves gone from the trees (when we get sun; often raining or
> >overcast). We get some frost, and it is a wind prone spot. I'm
> >thinking I need a specimen plant surrounded by more compact plants and
> >some that will cascade over the 10-inch high stone edges to soften it.
> >With winter rains and a nearby summer sprinkler, the plants need to like
> >some moisture. Suggestions? TIA Wendy
>
> +++++------------
> You might look into bromeliads. What is the lowest temperature you
> have?
> --Chas--
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