Hi, Gene...just back so am late responding to your interesting list. I'm going to check these out but a question: as someone else posted, I mysteriously lose lilies over the winter too...do you? I'd love to hear more about lilies that do well in some shade as they're a real fave of mine. Hydrangea relatives? Love to hear more about all when you have time. Glad those of us in the upper mid-west can stop being slaves to the garden hose for awhile now. Joanie Anderson

 

Well, Joanie

Let me see.... becoming more interested in native Aralia all the time. Not the greatest of flowering interest, but sure great foliage. Along those lines Syneilesis or shredded umbrella plant is biggest on my "new" list.  I am always after that next trillium or Arisaema. Lilies that do well in some shade are a new fascination the past few years. Same with Hakonechloa or Japanese shade grass. New ones come on to the market every year. Hydrangea relatives are a new path to walk. The list does go on.... always lots of plants new to me to play with.

            Will make some notes on what I am transplanting among my azalea and get back to you.

 

Gene E. Bush

Munchkin Nursery & Gardens,LLC

www.munchkinnursery.com

Garden Writer - Photographer -  Lecturer

      

 

 

 

From: owner-perennials@hort.net [mailto:owner-perennials@hort.net] On Behalf Of Jeaa0088@aol.com

Gene...what have you come across in the last couple of years that you find interesting or special for woodland & shade gardens? Figures you would have had the jump on Glaucidium:-) Would love to know what your new 'goodies' are too.

 

Joanie Anderson 

 

In a message dated 6/5/2011 2:07:19 P.M. Central Daylight Time, genebush@netsurfusa.net writes:

Joanie

            I have been using the mornings to alternate between pulling weeds and transplanting new goodies to my gardens. Working on a rather large new area where I transplanted native azalea 2 Novembers back. They all lived so now I have lots of new space for perennials and bulbs between and around the azalea. Room for more new epimedium, of course.