Re: Steep area in shade

Thanks for you suggetions on hosta Dale .. I am  quite sure the hosta has
to be a big part of the planting here - and I know it grows on rock in
Japan, but I felt a bit more unsure how it would do in steep slope. But
after your mail I tryed to find out how Groundmaster looks like - I have
just become Paul Aden's book on Hosta - and there it was: a grest picture
of a slope covered with Groundmaster .. so I hope I can get it.
You see I live in Norway - over in Europe - maybe I have not explained this
to all of you - I am not posting so often - so I think I can't import them
from N.America so easy ... I am also afraid of getting unknown to me virus
or nematodes and so if I get plants in stead of seeds.
I hope I can use other groundcovering hostas too if I can't get
'Groundcover'? If so I want them a bit big - and I think I would like to
have different colours.
But I have also been told to have plants with differnent depth of
rootsystem to avoid  erosion. That is why I am open to most suggetions, and
will try to make a nice mix finally.


At 11:24 PM 26.4.00 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi Arnhild,
>Seems that I can't replay anymore to shadegardens list until I get my
>new email address verified with the owner so here is the message I tried
>to send earlier :-) .
>I noticed that you were referring to hostas as a possibility for this
>situation. Many hostas grow on cliffs in there natural settings. One
>that is noteworthy for your situation though, would be "Groundmaster" .
>It spreads quickly with underground stolons and is used at times to
>control erosion. Be sure you get a good reliable source for this. I
>picked up some that were labeled "Groundmaster"  from a local Home
>improvement center one time and have been dissatisfied with it's
>performance. I have learned that I have to be careful from this
>particular source because of the inconsistency in the plants. Most that
>I have bought from this place (a place called Lowes) have turned out to
>be good but a few were not what they were supposed to be in my opinion.
>Keep Groundmaster in mind though. It is a good performer for your type
>of situation.
>Sincerely, >Dale Neil >Rock Island, Illinois Zone 5
:) Arnhild - z8'er in chilly latitude 60 - Hardanger in Norway
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