Re: Evergreens and other Questions
At 12:52 PM -0500 6/19/00, Bobbi Diehl wrote:
>Karen, that was good advice for everybody. Thanks! A question--When you
>say Pagoda Dogwood, do you mean Cornus kousa? Does this tree produce
>seedlings? That grow fast?? If so, hot diggety!
No, I meant cornus latifolia. The birds help it volunteer all over my garden.
>Speaking of Queen of the Prairie (Filipendula rubra), I saw some in bloom
>at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St Louis this weekend. What a yummy
>color it is, and what a statement it makes in the garden! I also saw
>bugbane (Cimicifuga racemosa) growing and blooming in quite a lot of shade
>there. Groups of that look very good, and again, it is big and impressive.
Yes, yes! I forgot about the cimicifugas! I just planted a
half-dozen of them, too.
>Another suggestion for Tammy: Evergreen shrubs that perform in shade would
>include first and foremost, Taxus or Yew. They can be sculpted into shapes
>to look formal, or left natural, and different cultivars are available
>with upright or spreading forms. I have an upright one that I have managed
>to prune into an Xmas tree shape that contrasts nicely with some deciduous
>azaleas. A useful if not exciting shrub.
>
>By the way, do you all say "taxus" or do you say "yew"?
The yews are good in shade, too, that's so. And I say "yew."
Karen. [has one that "escaped cultivation" in the woodland garden...
I'm undecided if I should dig it up or not]
