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Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
silvasurfa wrote in message
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"silvasurfa" wrote in message
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"Willow" wrote in message
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Thanks. I should have asked about plants that tolerate low light & are
drought tolerant.


Sorry, I sorta got the impression you were fixing the water problem by
improving the soil etc.

I've seen a lot of black pebble mulch recently with clumpy type plants
like
mondo grass sticking out of it, that's an OK look.

You willing to water much while things establish, or does it have to be
drought tolerant from day 1?

Another idea... those self watering pots, so you can have nice stuff
without having to water much (but make them plants that can dry out
occasionally, to avoid a mosquito problem). I've got a lovelly combo of
spider plant and that plant with the leaves speckled with pink that is
growing in a self watering pot in south aspected shade.

I've never really been all that keen on Spider plants, but I guess I could
have a hanging basket with it in since there's a retic drip hanging from one
of the rafters in the garden area. I was thinking of putting a fuscia in it,
but I'm really after foliage plants rather than flowering plants. I went to
the nursery at lunchtime today & had a look around. Seems like most of the
suitable plants are leafy green plants. Oh well

I might put some variegated mondo grass or fairly lights in to cover the
borders & then some plants with nice & colourful foliage behind. I've
already got a Moses in the Cradle & some of the pink spotty stuff you
mentioned suffering in a pot, I might try them in the garden, or in pots as
you suggest & see how they do.