Re: Shade garden help

Hello Sophie,
    Marge has pretty well covered about all one needs to know about bringing
a garden into an area with root competition. I would like to add, however,
that it is good to not get in over your head at the beginning. Sounds like a
problem with a bit of size to it, so just bite off what you can comfortably
chew until you get some momentum built on the project. That way you will not
get discouraged before you achieve some measure of success... which is
there.
    Take it one step at a time and don't forget that gardening is about
fun.......
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
----- Original Message -----
> I am not sure if it strictly "perennials" topic but I need help creating
the
> shade garden on my new  to me but really very old - the house dates from
the
> early 1800) property. On one side of my yard the light is just right for
the
> shade perennials and shrubs.   The problem is with the soil - it is so
full
> of tree roots that digging it even to the depth of  few inches proved
> impossible. I tried to plant some crocuses and small daffodils there and
> could not do it. The roots come both from the trees growing there now -
(old
> hemlocks, maples and oaks) and also from the numerous stumps of the trees
> removed by the previous owner. Is there any solution short of removing the
> stumps and rototilling  (?) the soil? Berms? Raised beds? Please help -
any
> suggestions will be appreciated. Sophie Rapaport Zone 5B Central MA

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