Snowberry

Anyone have any experience growing Symphoricarpos albus or related species?
I'm wondering how much sun it needs to flower (and produce berries). I'm
thinking of putting it right in back of my house, which is very shady
except during the winter. The berries last during the winter, right? Is
this a tough plant? Depending on where I place it, it might get hit by gas
fumes (from the dryer) venting out of the houses.

I'm turning this whole terrace area, which is surrounded on three sides by
woodsy slopes (and on the fourth by the back wall of the house--hence, no
light), into a winter/early spring garden. I've already got tons of
hellebores, some hepatica, some spring ephemerals, many early bulbs (like
snowdrops), two rhododendrons (for their evergreen leaves), a small
Japanese maple (for its winter shape), evergreen ferns, a mahonia bealii
and two spicebushes. I'm toying with the idea of planting cyclamen coum.
Any other ideas? What about sarcocca (sweet box)? I don't have much
space--the beds are only 2-3 feet deep--but I have a little room left. And
for some reason, I have an aversion to hollies.

Nancy Stedman, NYC, zone 6B

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