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Old 24-11-2005, 10:20 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Sacha
 
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Default What to plant under Yew tree "shade" ?

On 24/11/05 9:04 am, in article , "chris
French" wrote:

In message , Sacha
writes
On 23/11/05 6:37 pm, in article
, "Trevor"
wrote:

My garden butts up to a churchyard. I have Cyclamen growing just under the
canopy of the Yews, though admittedly in full sun for 6 hours May-Sep.
Underneath the Yews in the rest of the churchyard there plenty of nettles
bindweed, various grasses et al.

I'd give Cyclamen, Aconites (the January flowering type and snowdrops a go)


But, but, but, the OP wanted something to fill in the gaps in the lower part
of the trunks of his Yew hedge. I don't think these delightful little
plants will do that. Only he can tell, of course. But I have the
impression that he's looking for something bushier and higher and so
on......


That wasn't my impression, he said 'cover or at least partially fill a
shaded area' I took that to mean ground cover.


Yes, you're right - I went back and looked again. Maybe bulbs/corms as
suggested will do the trick for part of the time and I then wondered if
lamium would work in such a position or even Geranium palmatum.
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Sacha
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