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Plants for shade
I have a flower bed at the front of the house, facing the
window, with nothing much in it. It has daffodils at the moment but once they're over there's nothing more. It's on the north side of the house so it doesn't get much sun at all (and I'm in Scotland so the weather is often quite cool in any event). The soil is quite heavy clay. I'd like to plant something herbaceous and fairly low-growing (say up to two feet) with bright colours, to follow from the daffs (ideally, a plant or sequence of plants for the whole summer). I'd prefer perennials or bulbs, but could try annuals if I could grow them from seed. Any suggestions? Rhiannon -- I'm trying a new usenet client for Mac, Nemo OS X. You can download it at http://www.malcom-mac.com/nemo |
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On 8/4/08 09:38, in article , "Rhiannon
Miller" wrote: I have a flower bed at the front of the house, facing the window, with nothing much in it. It has daffodils at the moment but once they're over there's nothing more. It's on the north side of the house so it doesn't get much sun at all (and I'm in Scotland so the weather is often quite cool in any event). The soil is quite heavy clay. I'd like to plant something herbaceous and fairly low-growing (say up to two feet) with bright colours, to follow from the daffs (ideally, a plant or sequence of plants for the whole summer). I'd prefer perennials or bulbs, but could try annuals if I could grow them from seed. Any suggestions? Rhiannon I strongly recommend Geranium 'Jolly Bee' and the other true Geraniums, too. They don't mind shade and they flower over a long period. G. Jolly Bee is a long flowering plant and even better than G Johnson's Blue, IOO. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 8 Apr, 14:52, Sacha wrote:
On 8/4/08 09:38, in article , "Rhiannon Miller" wrote: I have a flower bed at the front of the house, facing the window, with nothing much in it. It has daffodils at the moment but once they're over there's nothing more. It's on the north side of the house so it doesn't get much sun at all (and I'm in Scotland so the weather is often quite cool in any event). The soil is quite heavy clay. I'd like to plant something herbaceous and fairly low-growing (say up to two feet) with bright colours, to follow from the daffs (ideally, a plant or sequence of plants for the whole summer). I'd prefer perennials or bulbs, but could try annuals if I could grow them from seed. Any suggestions? Rhiannon I strongly recommend Geranium 'Jolly Bee' and the other true Geraniums, too. They don't mind shade and they flower over a long period. *G. Jolly Bee is a long flowering plant and even better than G Johnson's Blue, IOO. -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.'- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - All the following do well in my garden on heavy clay soil in an area that gets little or no sun (I'm aware that some of these probably flower better with more sun but they still do a good job in shade): Astilbes (as long as the soil doesn't dry out) Tricyrtis (lots of different varieties, some of them not more than 2 feet) Digitalis x mertonensis Anemone x hybrida Bergenia (also good for winter colour) Helleborus x hybridus and Helleborus foetidus (there are varieties with lovely, pewetery foliage) Various Primula (e.g. P. denticulata, candelabra hybrids) Cyclamen hederifolium and C. coum (for autumn/winter flowers and beautifully marked, silvery foliage) Arum italicum ssp italicum (for foliage marbled with white, and late summer spikes of orange berries) Brunnera macrophylla Jack Frost |
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Hostas are always good for shade. I'd also say Foxgloves too, but they may be a bit tall for you. |
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On 9/4/08 21:21, in article ,
"Fluffball" wrote: 'Sacha[_3_ Wrote: ;783255']On 8/4/08 09:38, in article , "Rhiannon Miller" wrote: - I have a flower bed at the front of the house, facing the window, with nothing much in it. It has daffodils at the moment but once they're over there's nothing more. It's on the north side of the house so it doesn't get much sun at all (and I'm in Scotland so the weather is often quite cool in any event). The soil is quite heavy clay. I'd like to plant something herbaceous and fairly low-growing (say up to two feet) with bright colours, to follow from the daffs (ideally, a plant or sequence of plants for the whole summer). I'd prefer perennials or bulbs, but could try annuals if I could grow them from seed. Any suggestions? Rhiannon - I strongly recommend Geranium 'Jolly Bee' and the other true Geraniums, too. They don't mind shade and they flower over a long period. G. Jolly Bee is a long flowering plant and even better than G Johnson's Blue, IOO. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' Hostas are always good for shade. They do prefer to be a bit damp, though. I'd also say Foxgloves too, but they may be a bit tall for you. You can never have too many foxgloves, IMO. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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wrote: I'd also say Foxgloves too, but they may be a bit tall for you. You can never have too many foxgloves, IMO. I love foxgloves. I see there are some dwarf varieties in existence, so I might try some of those. I do still want to be able to see out of my sitting room window! Rhiannon -- I'm trying a new usenet client for Mac, Nemo OS X. You can download it at http://www.malcom-mac.com/nemo |
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s.com Ornata wrote: All the following do well in my garden on heavy clay soil in an area that gets little or no sun (I'm aware that some of these probably flower better with more sun but they still do a good job in shade): Astilbes (as long as the soil doesn't dry out) Tricyrtis (lots of different varieties, some of them not more than 2 feet) Digitalis x mertonensis Anemone x hybrida Bergenia (also good for winter colour) Helleborus x hybridus and Helleborus foetidus (there are varieties with lovely, pewetery foliage) Various Primula (e.g. P. denticulata, candelabra hybrids) Cyclamen hederifolium and C. coum (for autumn/winter flowers and beautifully marked, silvery foliage) Arum italicum ssp italicum (for foliage marbled with white, and late summer spikes of orange berries) Brunnera macrophylla Jack Frost Some great suggestions here, thanks! I'm particularly taken by the toad lilies, especually given their late summer flowering time. Rhiannon -- I'm trying a new usenet client for Mac, Nemo OS X. You can download it at http://www.malcom-mac.com/nemo |
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On 10/4/08 01:37, in article , "Anne
Jackson" wrote: The message from Sacha contains these words: On 8/4/08 09:38, in article , "Rhiannon Miller" wrote: I have a flower bed at the front of the house, facing the window, with nothing much in it. It has daffodils at the moment but once they're over there's nothing more. It's on the north side of the house so it doesn't get much sun at all (and I'm in Scotland so the weather is often quite cool in any event). The soil is quite heavy clay. I'd like to plant something herbaceous and fairly low-growing (say up to two feet) with bright colours, to follow from the daffs (ideally, a plant or sequence of plants for the whole summer). I'd prefer perennials or bulbs, but could try annuals if I could grow them from seed. Any suggestions? I strongly recommend Geranium 'Jolly Bee' and the other true Geraniums, too. They don't mind shade and they flower over a long period. G. Jolly Bee is a long flowering plant and even better than G Johnson's Blue, IOO. Rhiannon, I have some spare geraniums, not sure of the name, but they are a bright pink. If you want to e-mail me, we could arrange a time for you to pick them up? I am in Perth - up The Glens. Just guess but possibly G 'Ann Folkard'? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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AnneJackson wrote: I strongly recommend Geranium 'Jolly Bee' and the other true Geraniums,* too. They don't mind shade and they flower over a long period. G. Jolly* Bee is a long flowering plant and even better than G Johnson's Blue, IOO. Rhiannon, I have some spare geraniums, not sure of the name, but* they are a bright pink. If you want to e-mail me, we could arrange a time for you to pick them up? I am in Perth - up The Glens. I already have loads of geraniums in my garden, so I won't take you up on your kind offer, but many thanks all the same. Are you planning to be at the Freecycle plantmeet in Auchterarder on 26 April? Rhiannon -- I'm trying a new usenet client for Mac, Nemo OS X. You can download it at http://www.malcom-mac.com/nemo |
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On 10/4/08 13:43, in article , "Anne
Jackson" wrote: The message from Sacha contains these words: Rhiannon, I have some spare geraniums, not sure of the name, but they are a bright pink. If you want to e-mail me, we could arrange a time for you to pick them up? I am in Perth - up The Glens. Just guess but possibly G 'Ann Folkard'? I don't know, Sacha. I was given a great clump by one of 'my old ladies' and she'd had it in her garden for a long time. It's very low-growing. I suggested that one because it's popular and it's also such a good colour - great favourite. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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How about some coleus..colourful foliage plants. Easy to grow from seed, not too tall, and donīt like it too hot in summer.
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AnneJackson wrote: Rhiannon wrote: Are you planning to be at the Freecycle plantmeet in Auchterarder on 26 April? Yes. You going?* I was planning to pot up some of the geraniums to take with me. I hope to be able to go (with a small baby, I find I can't guarantee anything these days). I think I've oversown on petunias, at least I will have if all or most of them survive, so I'm planning on taking some of them along. Rhiannon -- I'm trying a new usenet client for Mac, Nemo OS X. You can download it at http://www.malcom-mac.com/nemo |
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What about bugle , mellisa What is freecylce
jim soapmaker in kirkintilloch "Rhiannon Miller" wrote in message ... In article AnneJackson wrote: Rhiannon wrote: Are you planning to be at the Freecycle plantmeet in Auchterarder on 26 April? Yes. You going? I was planning to pot up some of the geraniums to take with me. I hope to be able to go (with a small baby, I find I can't guarantee anything these days). I think I've oversown on petunias, at least I will have if all or most of them survive, so I'm planning on taking some of them along. Rhiannon -- I'm trying a new usenet client for Mac, Nemo OS X. You can download it at http://www.malcom-mac.com/nemo |
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On 11 Apr, 19:59, "jim" wrote:
What about bugle , mellisa What is freecylce jim soapmaker in kirkintilloch "Rhiannon Miller" wrote in message ... In article AnneJackson wrote: Rhiannon wrote: * Are you planning to be at the Freecycle plantmeet in Auchterarder on 26 April? * Yes. You going? * I was planning to pot up some of the geraniums to take with me. I hope to be able to go (with a small baby, I find I can't guarantee anything these days). *I think I've oversown on petunias, at least I will have if all or most of them survive, so I'm planning on taking some of them along. Rhiannon -- I'm trying a new usenet client for Mac, Nemo OS X. You can download it athttp://www.malcom-mac.com/nemo- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Freecycle http://www.freecycle.org/ Worth looking at, David Hill |
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