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Good plants for shaded areas?
Robert,
It's odd about ivy: people who hate it have trouble getting rid of it, and people who want it have trouble getting it to grow. In my case, it grows way too well next to the house (and up the wall), but not so well on a small sloped area just a few feet away (I think the water runs off before the ivy can use it). One personal observation about Carolina Jessamine (jasmine): I think it likes to be left undisturbed. There was an abundant vine on my deck railing when I moved here; however, after gently removing it from the railing so I could power was & re-seal the deck, the vine never did well again. I planted another one in its place, but apparently did not give it the support it wanted, so that particular vine only grew along the ground under the deck rather than up the railing. If you drive around, you'll see that some of the best vines are growing on chain link fences, where I doubt the vines get much attention, if any (based on the vegetation in the surrounding area or parking lot). Anne Lurie NE Raleigh "Robert" wrote in message ink.net... Thanks, That might actually work nicely for some sections of our property. How do you start something like that off? At our old house in Durham we tried to plant ivy on a slope in front of the house and it failed miserably. I've been trying to grow some Carolina Jasmine here which is supposed to be a fast grower and it isn't doing much either. I don't seem to have the touch when it comes to vines. I do best with vegetables in raised beds and everything else is downhill from there Robert "ncstockguy" wrote in message om... Vinca Major is a fast growing, aggressive ground cover that grows well in the woods. It is like periwinkle only much larger. It will pretty much take over an area, however, but is nothing like some of the worse spreaders like kudzu or Ivy. |
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