Re: Evergreens and other Questions

Hi Tammy - Late in reading this.  I did see that some one mentioned yews.  They do very well.  I have some dense and and a conical yew in shade.  Hollies too - Blue Prince or is that Little Prince and Little Princess.  Whatever .  They are readily available and would be hardy for you.  Also, hemlocks can take a fair bit of shade and can be pruned into a hedge shape or tree shape.   I have some Korean box in the shade that do well.  I basically leave them unpruned.  Some of the euonymous will take quite a bit of shade too.  I have some mugo pines which they say can take shade, but I wouldn't really recommend them for this situation.  Believe it or not, I have a bird's nest spruce that got moved to a shade bed until I could find a suitable spot for it.  Well, its been in that bed for 3 or 4 years now.  Not putting on a lot of growth, but it does put on new needles each year.  This certainly isn't the ideal spot for it tho.  I suspect I will have to give it away one of these years.

Penny in Halifax, N.S. 

>>> tamjon@TRANQUILITY.NET 06/19/00 11:01AM >>>
Hi - I am new to the list and am looking for evergreens (besides the
obvious rhodies and hollies) that perform well in shade.

I have one site that receives about 3 to 4 hours of sun - and another
near my patio that receives no direct sun, but dappled shade under a
high canopy of trees.

My garden is about 3 years old, cleared from "natural woodland."
Although some of my hostas and astilbes are doing beautifully - I need
something more in that "second layer."  I have planted a couple of
japanese maples and a dogwood - but they are still young.  I hate the
"plop plop" look of my young garden and am looking for ways to pull it
together.

Thanks!
Tammy
Zone 5b
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