| 2 | Shrubs for Autumn and Winter Interest
Image by: Ian NartowiczSymphoricarpus alba (Snowberry) Autumn Interest At the end of the summer when the annuals have lost their lustre and most flowering shrubs and perennials have given up, the garden can still put on a good show. There are |
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| 3 | Shrubs for mostly shade...
• Posted by: jimtnc 7b NC TTTF on Wed, Feb 13, 08 at 6:50
• 21 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Mar 6, 08 at 6:25
I have compiled a list of shrubs that I think are shade tolerant that I can choose from to plant between my lawn and my neighbors house for privacy (to the right side of the included picture). I tried several plants there and they just won't grow |
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| 4 | need a deep shade shrub
• Posted by: laopi 5 on Tue, Nov 27, 07 at 11:41
• 17 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Dec 23, 07 at 16:29
Hi, I want to plant some shrubs as hedge for my north side line the next spring, some big maple trees there, I think it's deep shade there. 1, deep shade, 2, height between 1.5m -2m, 3, fast growing 4, dry tolerance Any suggesti |
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| 5 | Shrubs for Full shade and really dry area
• Posted by: misslucinda 6 NY on Tue, Jun 17, 08 at 11:10
• 16 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Jun 24, 08 at 22:30
It's about a 12' gap in my screening between an Ash and a Sugar Maple. I have watched the light patterns and with the exception of the time in the spring before the leaves pop, it's a sunless spot. I would like an evergreen (pref. deer resistant |
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| 6 | Need fast growing, evergreen, hedge in total shade! Help!
• Posted by: ditaroy 5, MI on Mon, Jan 14, 08 at 0:54
• 14 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Apr 23, 09 at 1:55
I need help! I have been reading up trying to figure out what I can grow in front of our neighbours ugly chain link fence in our backyard. Their yard has huge old maple trees and a pine tree. Ours has 30 ft tall blue spruces. The result - its a to |
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| 8 | Desperate for deep shade screen -- tough spot
• Posted by: shadey z5 Chicago on Mon, Apr 13, 09 at 13:46
• 12 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Apr 17, 09 at 7:20
Hi, I have a trouble spot that I've been trying to deal with for years ... making slow progress. The Northwest corner of my yard involves a large Norway Maple. Although I'm not crazy about this tree, it performs important function of soft |
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| 9 | Help! Need shade-loving tall evergreen privacy hedge
• Posted by: sksgrad Upstate NY - zone 6 on Thu, Apr 19, 07 at 13:45
• 13 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Nov 20, 09 at 19:35
We have the misfortune of having our backyard butt up against a school gymnasium. We have tall maple trees that pretty much obscure our view of the school during the summer months, but in the winter we have a dismal view (complete with discarded |
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| 10 | Anyone grow Rose Creek Abelia in partial shade?
• Posted by: summerstar Z7VA on Sun, Jan 11, 09 at 17:16
• 11 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Jan 18, 09 at 0:36
I saw Rose Creek Abelia on a website that posted top 20 plants and this variety looks like a beautiful plant. I never grew Abelia. The website said it takes part shade or sun and wonder if it will work in a place that's next to the foundation an |
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| 11 | Part shade to shade winter interest suggestions with pictures
• Posted by: ally_ld 6 PA on Sun, Oct 14, 07 at 17:19
• 5 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Oct 28, 07 at 19:45
I am looking for some suggestions for shrubs in a part-shade to shady area, under high-branched ash trees, decent soil, eastern exposure, morning filtered sun, late afternoon filtered sun, pretty protected area. I am looking for winter interest, a |
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| 12 | How much shade for witch hazel?
• Posted by: corrigan 6, TN on Wed, Dec 19, 07 at 16:06
• 9 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Jan 3, 08 at 12:02
I'm moving to a new house and I'm wondering if I can plant a witch hazel (virginiana) in what seems like pretty dense shade. The house is in another state, so I haven't really had a lot of time to analyze the light situation, but there are only a |
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| 13 | Evergreen shrub for shade
• Posted by: queenacres Zone 5/Michigan on Wed, Feb 18, 09 at 10:20
• 12 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Feb 24, 09 at 18:15
Help... I would like to plant a few 3-5' evergreen shrub (or second choice is grasses) on the north side of my house which is mostly in shade all day. I already have hostas and Hakone grasses but want something taller behind those to complement. I |
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| 14 | shrub for part shade
• Posted by: lalala 6 (metro Boston) on Tue, Jun 9, 09 at 13:55
• 8 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Jun 14, 09 at 10:56
Hello! Looking for a suggestion for a shrub for part shade (the area gets no more than a couple of hours of sun). Medium-sized, maybe 4-5 ft. tall and not more than 4-5 ft. wide would be good. I would love something with reddish foliage or some |
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| 15 | crimson pygmy barberry in shade, or something similar?
• Posted by: grullablue 5a on Sat, Jun 28, 08 at 16:57
• 10 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Jul 2, 08 at 20:22
I would really like to plant crimson pygmy barberry (or something very similar to it) along the foundation of my house, however it's a shady spot, and I seem to remember that these need sunlight? Has anyone tried these in a shady location, or fou |
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| 16 | Erect Deep Shade Shrub
• Posted by: yardenman z7 MD on Mon, Jun 22, 09 at 4:55
• 10 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Jun 23, 09 at 17:24
I'm looking for an erect narrow shrub for deep shade (north side of the house). Searching sites has drawn a blank. The best I can come up with is Nandina domestica. I have 2 and they work well. But some variety would be nice. There is la |
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| 17 | small shrub for shade?
• Posted by: justsaymo 7 on Tue, Mar 25, 08 at 21:43
• 7 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Apr 2, 08 at 10:48
I have a brick planter on the east side of my house that is prob. 15 feet long. I would like to add a small shrub to it, short enough not to block the 6 foot wide windows. I have a bit of sun early, but it is shade for the most part. I have don |
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| 18 | Which Shade Plant to Put in Sunny Spot? WWYouD?
• Posted by: missmary on Mon, May 5, 08 at 19:48
• 6 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, May 15, 08 at 12:47
Zone 7 What would you do?? If you HAD to (better you don't know why) plant one of these two shade-prefering plants in a full sun area, which one would it be....?? Azaela (I don't know the variety) or Otto Luyken Laurel Mis |
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| 20 | Something for dry shade?
• Posted by: whtros USDA z5a IL on Sat, Jun 24, 06 at 10:56
• 5 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, Oct 13, 07 at 6:36
I prayed for years for my trees to get large enuf to shade my yard and now I am complaining about how limiting all this shade is to plant in. I have clay soil and seems 2B on the dry side even in areas not under trees. I want to plant a shrub behi |
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