Phisherman wrote:
On Fri, 05 May 2006 18:37:34 +0100, Gill Passman
wrote:


Hi All,

I'm a newbie here but have been lurking for a few weeks....I'm in the
process of replanting part of my garden - it was ravaged by the dog over
the winter and most of the the plants have been destroyed (along with
the lawn). The dog has now been evicted from this part of the garden.

The problem that I have is that there are a lot of shaded areas and
trees in the garden and I'm trying to come up with some ideas for
planting other than Hostas...

I'm in the SE of England. The garden is West facing...

TIA
Gill



In my shade garden I have a mix of annuals and perennials. Ferns,
pachysandra, lily of the valley, mondo grass, wandering Jew,
inpatients, ivy, and several varieties of coleus. There are a few
varieties of lawn grasses that will tolerate shade, but some dappled
sun is needed for grass to grow well.

I've always considered Busy Lizzies to be full sun plants - how much
success do you have with them in the shade compared to full sunlight?
Sounds like an interesting idea for this summer

Grass and shade is an ongoing problem in the garden....but at least by
evicting the dog it gets a small chance of recovering....

Gill