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Re: [PRIMROSES] Companion plants

Robyn,

You have hit the nail on the head!  As much as I sometimes moan about
wanting a few more sunny spots for sunloving plants, I love gardening in
shade.  Besides the fact that it is virtually impossible to tend sunny
areas in summer around here without passing out from heat stroke, the
foliage tapestries we can create in shady places are so satisfying right
through the gardening season.....flowers are icing on the cake IMHO.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Robydub <Robydub@AOL.COM>
> To: PRIMROSES@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: Re: [PRIMROSES] Companion plants
> Date: Saturday, December 27, 1997 6:35 PM
>
> Sue - I have to agree with Clyde in that there are so many outstanding
> companion plants for hostas.  Actually, it would be difficult to tell you
a
> shade plant that did NOT work with hostas with the possible exception of
> Gunnera.  Probably a few of my favorites are astilbes (they offer a
wonderful
> foliage contrast with the light and airy foliage against the boldness of
the
> hostas), ferns (again, you get fantastic texture contrast) and some of
the
> grasses, especially some of the Carex and Hakonechloa.  (Good list,
Clyde!)  I
> think many have found that shade gardening is quite different that sun
> gardening.  In the shade, you concentrate much less on the flower, but
instead
> work to a much greater extent in weaving a tapestry of foliage color and
> texture.  I find a serenity in shade gardening which for me has never
existed
> with the sun plants.  How do the rest of you feel about this?
> Robyn
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