The Shadier GardenIt's a cool, lovely, shady spot, but nothing will grow theresa gardener's nemesis. The Shadier Garden provides answers with full garden plans and shady gardening techniques fur turning those areas of little sunlight into glorious, enviable landscapes. Readers can create from scratch or borrow from their favorite photos throughout the book. |
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12 inches 5-8 Shade Tolerance/Preference acidic soil Aesthetic Value astilbes attractive autumn bark begonias Bergenia bloom blue flowers branches bulbs camellia Cardinal flowers chokeberry clethra clump color Cultivars Cultural Needs dark green deciduous deciduous trees dense dogwood early spring edge evenly moist soil evergreen Family fatsia feet 1m feet 61cm fern fertile flowers appear foliage fragrant fruit full shade Habit glossy green leaves groundcover Habit and Mature Hardiness hostas inches 15 Insects and Diseases Landscape leaf spot Light or partial Lilyturf lobelia Mature Size mixed border mulch organic matter partial shade Habit perennial border pests or diseases phlox pink flowers planted in groups pruning purple Rhododendron rich in organic serious pests Shade Tolerance/Preference shady garden shrub shrub border Siberian squill skimmia species spread stems stewartia Striped maple sunlight sweet woodruff tall texture tolerate underplanting variegated viburnum white flowers wide wild ginger winter winter hazel Zones 5-8 Shade