Shade Gardening: shady problem, 0 by pirl

pirl wrote:
speedie - If I had my choice I'd opt for dappled shade for all gardens since I have too much sun and it makes it too hot for summer work unless I'm up and out by 6 AM.

Let's hope you don't find any bodies as you work on your project this year. Moisture and shade, along with acid soil, does lead to moss and I've learned to love it and use it around other shade plants to keep the weeds away - it works.

So many plants thrive in dappled shade that might burn in sun. Hosta, astilbe, ferns, heuchera, asarum, coleus, hellebore, epimedium, euphorbia and creeping Jenny are just a few I grow in this spot that only gets early morning sun. I don't spend five minutes a year weeding this garden since the plants are crowded in there.