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Re: [SG] Need some advise

Barb (The Boese Family)
    RE: your area 3'x40' deep shade, between buildings (protected area)
     Of course, there are many shade tolerant ornamentals you can plant in
the area you mention, but I am going to suggest something a little
different to filling with permanent plantings.
     Sounds to me?..like your 120 square foot area: could be used as a
prime propagation bed, since it is in full shade as well as being protected
by walls & fencing.
     By "propagation" I'm referring to mass production of shade tolerant
species seedlings and/or a startup bed for rooting cuttings, maturing shade
perennials you are interested in dividing, propagating onward, and so on.
Having a water supply handy would be a big help.
     Before actually doing gardening in this area, I'd remove ALL weeds (by
hand or Roundup?) and also, make the bed as rich in soil composition as you
possibly can, and leaning into acidity, since most shade plants prefer acid
soils.  This can be done by dressing up & mixing-into existing soil: peat
moss, mushroom compost, leaf mould, shredded pine/sawdust and/or whatever
is handy for you to obtain.
     The area sounds like it is ideal to start any shade species seedlings,
maturing divisions, rooting cuttings etcetc.  I wouldn't waste it on a
permanent planting; that is, unless you wish to make it an asthetically
beautiful landscape; and have no inclination whatsoever, in propagation of
your very best whatever.  Considering the protection around this area, I'm
thinking it is probably zone 6 leaning into zone 7 possibly?

just some thoughts

William Nash Guelph Ontario Canada z4 <raffi@sympatico.ca>

ps...U can sow most perennial seed, just before the ground freezes and seed
will sprout next Spring, as soon as soil temperature goes above 42o
Fahrenheit. Or u could sow next Spring, and seedlings will grow large
enough to survive the next coming winter, and I'm talking ALL PERENNIALS.
Hope this helps u decide?

<--- in response to original email below --->

At 01:58 PM 8/26/98 -0500, The Boese Family <barbwire@MIDUSA.NET> wrote:

>I have an area about 40' long by 3' wide between our garage and the
>neighbors
>8' high wood fence...with a large tree to the south.....it is in deep
>shade
>all day and the only thing that has been doing well in it is weeds.  Any
>suggestions as what I can plant that will fill the area and keep the
>weeds
>out.
>
>Barb
>Zone 5  Dodge City, Ks
>
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