Ground-cover plants for shade in Newcastle?
I have an east-west privet hedge 6 ft high and a "bed" immediately to
the north of it, obviously in pretty heavy shade. I am an idle sod, so I would like something needing little attention, eg ground-cover. Not ferns, they die back in the winter. Suggestions please. Michael Bell On boulder-clay in Newcastle on Tyne. -- |
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Hardy cyclamen is one option, but they die back in the summer ;-) |
Ground-cover plants for shade in Newcastle?
"Chris Hogg" wrote ...
Michael Bell wrote: I have an east-west privet hedge 6 ft high and a "bed" immediately to the north of it, obviously in pretty heavy shade. I am an idle sod, so I would like something needing little attention, eg ground-cover. Not ferns, they die back in the winter. Suggestions please. On boulder-clay in Newcastle on Tyne. I'm surprised no one's come back to you on this. FWIW, I would try Bergenia (Eroica has good strong coloured flowers), Vinca minor (avoid Vinca major; it is a thug and spreads unstoppably), and possibly some varieties of ivy. But have a look here for more choices: http://www.plantsforshade.co.uk/acatalog/index.html I see they have sections on plants for dry shade and also evergreen ferns. I planted some Epimediums (the common yellow one) under a large Camellia and they have thrived, evergreen and flowers and no trouble at all. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
Ground-cover plants for shade in Newcastle?
"Bob Hobden" wrote "Chris Hogg" wrote ... I'm surprised no one's come back to you on this. FWIW, I would try Bergenia (Eroica has good strong coloured flowers), Vinca minor (avoid Vinca major; it is a thug and spreads unstoppably), and possibly some varieties of ivy. But have a look here for more choices: http://www.plantsforshade.co.uk/acatalog/index.html I see they have sections on plants for dry shade and also evergreen ferns. I planted some Epimediums (the common yellow one) under a large Camellia and they have thrived, evergreen and flowers and no trouble at all. A slowly spreading variegated sedge, Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance', is doing well in a shaded area in my garden even with a generally light soil that drains easily (in normal years, that is). I gave it a decent helping of compost when planting and it hasn't looked back. A good ground cover plant but not thuggish, and adds a bit of brightness and contrast of texture. -- Sue |
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