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Re: [SHADEGARDENS] Intro

Lew, I'm in woods, in northeast Ga, an hour from Atlanta.  I'm also less
than 4 miles from Piccadilly Farm, a hellebores specialist of
nationa/international renown, and 20 miles from Goodness Grows, who grow
FABULOUS little-known plants for shade and sun.  When you get ready to
explore "what to put where", do check out both these places..-  Joann
Stewart, Zone 7 Watkinsville, Georgia---------
> From: Lew Jansen <lewj@MINDSPRING.COM>
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SHADEGARDENS] Intro
> Date: Friday, March 20, 1998 7:55 AM
>
> At 09:51 AM 3/19/98 -0500, GeneBush <genebush@OTHERSIDE.COM> wrote:
> > ... You luck person you. Having a creek run through your property
> >with lots of shade trees. Should make for absolute heaven this summer.
>
> It is interesting what we come back to.  I grew up in a house with lots
of
> trees and with a creek on the property.  When I was house-hunting, this
one
> felt "perfect" -- it has lots of trees and a creek in a ravine.  The
> downside, of course, is that in Georgia, this means mosquitos in
abundance
> (amongst a number of other creepy-crawlies that come out of the woods).
>
>
> >... I would be purchasing plants and sowing seeds of all kinds
> >of Primula to plant along the moist places in drifts. Then for larger
> >plants to break up the drifts, Goats Beard, Bugbanes, Turtlehead. Lots
of
> >moisture loving Iris and tall lilies.
>
> Lilies and irisi (???) are definitely on the menu, but I'm not familiar
> with the others.  I still need to clear out a bunch of brush and some of
> the undergrowth -- which needs to be done carefully as I wish to open
> things up a bit without encouraging erosion.  Which of these would be
> considered perennials in zone 7?  This is also definitely deep shade down
> in there, as the whole area is surrounded with mature deciduous trees.
>
>
> >    Good luck on creating the little bit of santuary from the world.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -- Lew Jansen
> Atlanta, GA -- Zone 7a/b
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