Re: Shade Garden Gone?
- Subject: Re: [SG] Shade Garden Gone?
- From: Ann James a*@EARTHLINK.NET
- Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 19:29:04 -0600
I was interested reading Gene Bush's mentions of hellebores and cyclamen.
While there certainly isn't any snow in Conroe, Texas and not much cold
weather, all the caladiums and hostas have died back and the few hellebores
I bought last year as an experiment are putting out new growth. The
cyclamen I planted last year are up, too.
Since hellebores are new to me, just like hostas were, I hope these will
show me something this winter and spring. I bought the heritage ones from
Wayside Gardens, and they are in the same front shade bed with the hostas
and cyclamen and now, pansies for winter color. I have some species ones in
a back yard bed that used to be full of ferns, and though I had the ferns
dug up, they persist in coming back. I guess we'll see.
A friend of mine who gardens on the French Riviera says it takes three years
for perennials to really settle in and do well. Needless to say, Conroe
isn't remotely like the Riviera, but perhaps it does take awhile for
perennials to find their feet and flourish. If she's right, I have another
whole year to go to find out.
Ann James
