Re: [SG] Welcome
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Welcome
- From: M* T* <m*@CLARK.NET>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 18:33:38 -0500
Welcome to shadegardens, Simone. There are a *lot* of perennials that not
only tolerate but require shade. What kind of soil conditions do you have
in your front shade garden? Are there a lot of tree roots? What kinds of
plants do you like best? How big a space is in shade? Are you looking for
large or small plants? Do you like variegated foliage? I know that there
are a lot of people on this list who can make suggestions for you and if
you let us know a bit more, I'll tell you some of the plants that I grow
that should be happy in your garden. What have you tried that didn't work?
Do you go to the Philadelphia Flower Show? If you haven't done that, mark
your calendar for 1999 - it's usually in March. You can get great ideas
from it most years.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
Editor: Gardening in Shade
current article: Form in the Garden - Part 2
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> From: Simone F. Mogul (by way of Sherryl Sandersfeld<shsande@ionet.net>)
> Date: Monday, December 28, 1998 2:47 PM
>
> Hello ..My name is Simone and I live in Philadelphia,PA. I live on a
> property within the city limits on a lot 200 by 200ft.and have a home
that
> is about 85 years old. I have one full sun perennial garden that boarders
> one side of the property and a large shade garden in front of a large
front
> porch. I find it the most challenging of all my gardens. The garden
remains
> in the shade untill about 2 PM and then it gets sun for about two to
three
> hours. Finding appropriate perennials that are happy has been difficut.
