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[SHADEGARDENS] introduction

Although I've sent a few posts to this list before, maybe it's time to introduce
myself.  I'm the third Madisonian to come forward - and, Sherryl, I was born and
raised in Norman.
I garden on a small urban lot where shade is as much cast by buildings as by
trees - so no roots to worry about, but not as esthetically pleasing.  Very
little ground in my yard has been left as grass.  In fact, last year I dug up
the entire backyard and put in an island bed, since it is the only spot that
gets full sun.  I love daylilies, daisies, iris - both Siberian and bearded -
and other sunlovers, as well as shade plants.  Just wish I had more space for
both - especially since, like alot of you have said, I want to try everything
and tend to have a "sampler's" garden rather than those lovely sweeps of plants
that I admire so much in garden design books.
I have lots of small beds.  One of the most successful is a bed between my house
and a neighbor, who agreed that it was hopeless to grow grass between our two
houses.  We dug up the whole area, put a curving stone path down the middle and
planted it with shade-lovers.  Since I am the one who does the gardening
(heh,heh), I get to make all the choices.  On the other side of the house I have
space for small rhododendrons and azaleas as "foundation planting" to the
neighbor's house, which sits practically on the property line.  I also have a
very small rock garden that gets a bit of sun and is a joy to work with.
Although I like to grow all sorts of plants, my real passion is primulas, so I
am very interested in anything people on the list have to say on that subject.
And, I will ask here, as I did on the Garden listserve, whether anyone knows a
source for the little shrub, Cassiope, which would be perfect for my rock
garden.
If Jean Bawden and Heidi Carvin would send me their private email addresses, I
would like so say hello and discuss gardening in Madison.  As I have said in the
past, my list server does not provide personal names in the FROM line.
Eleanor

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Eleanor Rodini                            |  Internet:   Rodini@macc.wisc.edu
Reference Department, Memorial Library    |  Bitnet:     Rodini@wiscmacc.bitnet
University of Wisconsin                   |  Telephone:  608-262-3647
Madison, WI  53706  USA
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