tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post781167560205172449..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: GBDW: Plants For ShadeVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-73409579979772942932009-06-19T19:29:44.194+01:002009-06-19T19:29:44.194+01:00Hi Jan - thanks for coming over and I'm sorry ...Hi Jan - thanks for coming over and I'm sorry to hear of your struggles with illness lately. That's a great tip to keep in mind - move your plants around until they're happy. I must do that with one of my Heucheras (Lime Rickey) which doesn't appear to have as much shade (which it needs, else the leaves go white) as I thought I was giving it...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-81751439326981230672009-06-01T16:03:00.245+01:002009-06-01T16:03:00.245+01:00I love all of your shade plants, VP. I am still t...I love all of your shade plants, VP. I am still trying to deal with my backyard, which is mostly shade due to lots of canopy as the trees are very mature. It gets some hot sun though, in late afternoon-so I worry about some of my shade plants fizzling out. Each year it's just slightly different so it's a guessing game where each plant really should be. I just keep moving them around to keep them happy;-)Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-84828751989456505352009-05-30T08:30:57.553+01:002009-05-30T08:30:57.553+01:00Flighty - yes, shade on the allotment's another ma...Flighty - yes, shade on the allotment's another matter!<br /><br />Anna - Jack Frost's settled in well here in spite of my usual neglecting it in its pot for a while before planting out!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-72449899753244443392009-05-29T22:56:24.860+01:002009-05-29T22:56:24.860+01:00Enjoyed your post VP being a shady character mysel...Enjoyed your post VP being a shady character myself. I catch the sun at the allotment. I have both 'Jack Frost' and 'Green Spice' in fairly close proximity and am so pleased with both of them. The former took a while to establish but has been spectacular this year.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-54108476688049840102009-05-29T19:39:44.477+01:002009-05-29T19:39:44.477+01:00I suppose that I'm lucky as there aren't any shady...I suppose that I'm lucky as there aren't any shady areas on my plot!Flightyhttp://flightplot.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-70351260674839770362009-05-29T16:52:30.752+01:002009-05-29T16:52:30.752+01:00Emmat - so glad I didn't disappoint ;) I love the ...Emmat - so glad I didn't disappoint ;) I love the Dicentra too - it's a great foliage plant as well as having all those lovely teardrop flowers. It's been particularly lush this year.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-24201810038398785692009-05-29T14:59:04.708+01:002009-05-29T14:59:04.708+01:00trust you to sneak some heucheras in there
I love...trust you to sneak some heucheras in there<br /><br />I love the dicentras used almost as a sort of repeating pattern against the hedge - I really like that, it satisfies something in my soul!emmathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914805260939907394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-8704241908105293522009-05-29T13:52:36.883+01:002009-05-29T13:52:36.883+01:00Nan - I did wonder if that would happen, the stria...Nan - I did wonder if that would happen, the striations are so well marked, I suspected that deep shade would make it revert.<br /><br />OFB - I've grown to love it too - it means my garden has lots of different moods in such a small space.<br /><br />PG - I was drawn to the shade loving plants at Chelsea. And the Smilacina racemosa (or whatever it's called these days) you bought at Malvern's a shade lover too!<br /><br />Martyn - our back garden faces south too, but the trees on the public land are our equivalent of your sail. Looking forward to your next post :)<br /><br />Sylvia - now sunny's the other side of my garden, where I grow lots of Mediterranean plants - yum! I like both sun and shade because it means the garden has so much more interest at any time of the year.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-40649093400187707892009-05-29T13:44:56.288+01:002009-05-29T13:44:56.288+01:00I don't know why shady area are considered the pro...I don't know why shady area are considered the problem, I find the sunny areas are my problem beds! I love so many shade loving plant - more shade please, and help with the real problem area - sun!<br /><br />Best wishes Sylvia (England)Sylvia (England)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658826538568918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-82567807049375644372009-05-29T13:01:26.516+01:002009-05-29T13:01:26.516+01:00Hi VP. My garden faces south, but with a shade sai...Hi VP. My garden faces south, but with a shade sail, a big bamboo and a Cercis 'Forest Pansy' creating a screen, I now mainly grow shade lovers. In fact I was just about to post about arisaemas this morning until work got in the way. Boo! Maybe tomorrow.Martyn Coxhttp://martyncox.biz/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-78097843147132880672009-05-29T12:30:47.177+01:002009-05-29T12:30:47.177+01:00I have recently found myself wishing I had more sh...I have recently found myself wishing I had more shady areas in the garden as I keep spotting plants I would like but have little shady space left for them!!<br /><br />Hadnt picked up on this GBDW so may do one in the next couple of daysHelen/patientgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164036792673009326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-50070239875884271432009-05-29T12:11:46.464+01:002009-05-29T12:11:46.464+01:00Great post, VP! We have tons of shade at Hawk's Ha...Great post, VP! We have tons of shade at Hawk's Haven, too, but I actually love it---it's not dry shade, so no watering! I also love brightening the shade with the bulbs and perennials you mention, as well as hostas, astilbes, wild gingers, shade-loving wildflowers, lamiums, etc. I've always secretly longed for the striped convallaria---the regular species thrives here---but I too had heard it reverts, so I've never tried it. But maybe...our friend Benhttp://ourfriendben.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-90217595493813315572009-05-29T11:28:10.934+01:002009-05-29T11:28:10.934+01:00Hey VP Girl !
My back garden is becoming more and ...Hey VP Girl !<br />My back garden is becoming more and more a shade garden as my trees mature. I love all of the plants you have talked about and have many of them : )<br />Of course my favorite is "Jack" but I will have to move on and try some fo these as well. Soon I will have more room and will add your suggestions to my "shopping list" .. thank you !CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-58593632635507522252009-05-29T11:17:16.023+01:002009-05-29T11:17:16.023+01:00Great suggestions for coping with shade, VP! And t...Great suggestions for coping with shade, VP! And that variegated convallaria is awesome. I find that it frequently reverts, but it's worth editing out the solid greens to keep the stripey bits.Nan Ondrahttp://www.gardeninggonewild.comnoreply@blogger.com