Introduction

Hello shadegardeners,

I'm just joining the list and I'd like to introduce myself. I'm Jackie
Halliday and until 18 months ago I was a keen gardener in the UK. It
seems that as soon as I have a garden looking good it's time to move
again.

I'm living just outside Boston, Mass. and after our second move here
I'm just starting to get organized enough to start gardening again.
Feels good! So I find myself with a garden that is just lawn and very
tall trees. The landlord doesn't want the trees cut down to make more
manageable shrub borders, and so I have a very dry shady
under-the-trees border which is currently bare earth. I think I need
some help here!

I'm getting used to the New England seasons, although I still find it
odd that the crocuses, daffodils and tulips all come up together :)

As a starter question, I've always grown my hostas in part-shade with
lots of moisture. But a neighbor of mine doesn't seem to know what
hostas like and has planted a great row of them beside his driveway in
full sun all day. The strange thing is that the hostas are thriving
and for the past two summers have looked wonderful. What's going on?
Are hostas more "sun-hardy" than my books are letting on?

Jackie
Burlington, Mass. (sorry - don't know the zone - can someone advise?)
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index