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Re: [SG] Water garden in the shade

Hi Josh,

Thanks for your recommendations. I will see if I can find some of
these plants at our local nursery. When would be a good time to put
them in? Our winters are fairly mild. It rarely dips below 35F even at
night. Would they survive if I get them now, or should I wait until
next spring?

As for surrounding the pond with ferns, well, that is where my tree
fern is now which I may have killed by not giving it enough water.
It's just an ugly trunk right now because I cut off all the dead brown
fronds. If it doesn't improve by next season, I may very well get rid
of it and replace it with hostas.

Happy growing,

--nancy acton

---Joshua Spece <jspece@TRXINC.COM> wrote:

> Hi Nancy,
>
> Welcome to Shade Gardening!  The bad part of having a water garden in
> the shade is that you will have to make sacrifices...in blooms.  Very
> few water plants will bloom well in shade.  Marsh Marigold might,
> because it blooms REAL early in the spring with small yellow flowers.
> You can grow water hyacinths, but probably won't get many blooms.
Water
> lettuce will do fine...it doesn't flower.  Frog Bit and Salvinia will
> also grow well in the shade.  Parrot's Feather should also be fine as
> will the umbrella palm.  Water lilies and lotus need at least 6
hours of
> sun to do well :(
>
> On the other hand, you can surround your pond with lush ferns and
maybe
> a few hostas, but I don't know how well they will like your warm
temps.
> Good luck!
>
> Josh
>
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