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Re: [SG] yellow Perennial

Tim,
Being a shade gardener is one of the best to be. I think we have the best of
all worlds. You do know that green is a color and we can have lots of
differnet  colors in our gardens without flowers. One thing I have come to
realize as a perennial gardener is you must first love the leaves , the flower
is a bonus.  You spend all gardening season looking at the leaves and a few
short weeks ldmiring the flowers ,so make the leaves count.Try planting Hosta
'Sagae' and underplant it with yellow varigated engish ivy if you want yellow
in your garden. There are probably more plants with yellow in their leaves and
flowers than you can imagine. Another lovely ground cover that is yellow  is
Veronica repens aurea. Tony Avent sells one called Veronica repens
'Sunshine'.It grows fairly rapidly in my garden with a ninimum of sunlight. I
have to admit that the sun probably shines on it for an hour may just a tad
more. I will clock it if necessary. Another plant that grows wonderfully in
the shade with yellow cup shaped flowers is Styophorum diphyllum, other wise
known as Celendine poppy. Do not confuse this Celandine with Chelidonium also
know as Greater Celandine, a real weed and thug in the garden.Happy Gardeneng
what ever colors you choose.   Janet 20 mi.west of NYC zone 6
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