Re: Fast growing plants for the shade...?

Hi James!
 
For edging shrubs I suggest hawthornes, hollies or serviceberry.
 
Although you might have to purchase the first one of these, I believe that they are easy to propogate from tip cuttings.  Up here in the Cleveland, OH area, all three are found in my local nursery under 'these plants need a good home' sale area in the fall.  It doesn't matter what their current shape is as they are easily pruned; they do need to be healthy, tho.
 
All three provide a good source of food (and 2 for shelter) for our feathered friends.
 
Nancy
Z5 
-----Original Message-----
From: PRIMROSES
Sent: 9/14/2004 9:45 PM
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
Subject: Re: [SG] Fast growing plants for the shade...?


Gee willikers, I guess it would have been helpful to say where I was,
wouldn't it? <Sigh>

I'm in SW Ohio, USDA hardiness zone 6. BTW, pics of the yard and such are
up at http://garden.infobin.org -- I think I have some of the back yard on
there as well.

Part of what I'd like to do is get something in there that will grow quickly
to fill in the fence line. If it takes a few years to fruit then that's no
biggie -- it will provide shelter during that time so there's still a
positive benefit to the wildlife.

James

> Hey all -- long time no post. :)
>
> I have a particularly shady back yard courtesy of the trees which
form quite
> a canopy back there. The canopy is cool -- the shade ain't. Of
course, it
> also means we do not have to mow back there very much any more.
:-P
>
> I want to replant the area but I'm especially interested in plants
that have
> wildlife value -- specifically, those that will yield food in the
form of
> berries, nuts, fruit, and so forth. To make things even more fun,
I want to
> start these from seed because I'm just too cheap to buy the plants
(ok,
> maybe it's cause I'm too poor to buy THAT many plants from the
nursery, but
> I won't admit to that! <Grin>) so I want them to grow pretty fast
as well.
> If they're invasive that's fine by me. :)
>
> So -- thoughts, suggestions?
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