Re: Hosta groupings?
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- Subject: Re: Hosta groupings?
- From: C* H*
- Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 06:56:19 -0800
- References: <009501be61e0$6264e2e0$b7223ea6@user> <36D85591.BD2FC622@home.com>
Good Morning Barry, as you have a large area to cover you may want to ensure
the varities that you put in are not the dwarf's, some catalogues do not
specify other than to give you the height and width. The full size varities
are 24-48". You may want ot consider some color with astible, they are some
great new colors and they love full shade. Good Luck with your new shade
garden, they can be the most beautiful in your whole yard.
Barry Rofman wrote:
> My house faces north and the small front is shaded by a very large pine
> tree on the edge of the property and others on the sidewalk. I believe
> the area would be classified as almost full shade. I've decided to
> landscape the entire area with hostas and ferns with wild European
> ginger as a ground cover, though I may start with shredded mulch rather
> than the ginger to save money. The area is approximately 300 square
> feet. There are so many varieties of hosta to choose from I'm not sure
> where to begin. Any ideas for interesting groupings? There are 3 beds- 1
> large, 1 medium, and 1, beneath a large picture window, which is small.
> Also, any idea how many 1 qt. pots of ginger I would need? The number of
> hostas will obviously depend on the types I choose.
>
> Thanks for any ideas.
>
> Rebecca
> Zone 6-Rhode Island.Waiting, very impatiently, for at least the signs of
> spring!
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