Re: [SG] Introduction

Hi, my name is Marilyn, and I live in Massachusetts, in zone 6.  I
think I used to be on this list, but somehow lost the connection,
anyway, it is nice to be back and hearing about shade plants again,
since my garden is pretty much completely in the shade.

I have been gardening for five years, and when I first started out, I
would go to nurseries and tell them that I had a garden that only got
about two hours of sun a day, and the main things they said I could
grow were hostas and impatiens.  Well, yes, they grow very well in my
garden, but so do scads of other things.  I would have to say that it
was a lecture by Ken Druse, and then the purchase of his book, The
Natural Shade Garden, that really turned me onto the wonder of plants
that can grow in the shade.  Although it is not as exuberant as the
gardens that are full sun, I love the subtlety and the uniqueness of
the flowers that do bloom in the shade.  I have also since found some
nurseries around here that cater to shade gardens, and so my garden is
full of great plants.

Just to name a few......rhododendrons, hydrangea, hellebores, Jacob's
Ladder, aconitum, turtleheads, perennial geraniums, fritillaria,
hostas, mazus reptans, Solomon's Seal, daylilies, irises and iris
cristata, lilies of the valley, gooseneck loosestrife, epimediums,
trilliums, bloodroot, and on and on....well, anyway, there is my
introduction......hope everyone is enjoying the holidays.

     Marilyn
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