plants in shady dry border
 

Hi -
I have a largish border in a very awkward place. It is below the leaf
canopy (but 10 ft away from trunk) of a fully grown silver birch.
Other side is a panel fence. The garden faces east/west so one edge of
the border gets sun in the morning - but I've now put up a trellis that
side and want to grow stuff up it - shade midday when the leaves are
out and then some sun in the evening. It is dry due to tree and also
is on a slight slope (north facing!).
Ansy suggestions for plants - I want to plant up the trellis for year
round interest, possibly a jasmine and couple of clematis so that will
create more shade too. The trellis is about 8-10 feet long and 7 ft
high

plants in shady dry border
 

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Hi -
I have a largish border in a very awkward place. It is below the leaf
canopy (but 10 ft away from trunk) of a fully grown silver birch.
Other side is a panel fence. The garden faces east/west so one edge of
the border gets sun in the morning - but I've now put up a trellis that
side and want to grow stuff up it - shade midday when the leaves are
out and then some sun in the evening. It is dry due to tree and also
is on a slight slope (north facing!).
Ansy suggestions for plants - I want to plant up the trellis for year
round interest, possibly a jasmine and couple of clematis so that will
create more shade too. The trellis is about 8-10 feet long and 7 ft
high

Take a look at the URG FAQ :~)
http://www.tmac.clara.co.uk/urgring/faqshade.htm
Jenny

plants in shady dry border
 

If you tell us your general location, that helps people to answer you
more fully. Some roses don't mind north facing aspects (check out the
David Austin site) but clematis don't like to dry out so you'd have be
careful about that. We have a Clematis expert here who holds a
National Collection, so hopefully, he'll be along to give you some
advice there. Holboellia latifolia and H. coriacea don't mind a north
aspect and are evergreen and highly scented in spring. We often
recommend Geranium palmatum and Vinca for shady areas and shrubs like
Sarcococca but to some extent what you can grow will be determined by
the climate you have.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon