Shade Gardening: My shade garden progress, 1 by Noreaster

Noreaster wrote:
Revclaus, thank you very much for your comments. Yes, I am a self employed artist, and I do find a lot of parallels with my work and gardening...I'm actually sort of surprised that I didn't take an interest in it sooner. Working with shapes, color, contrast, and composition is all sort of the same whether you're talking about a garden or a painting, as it turns out. But there IS that pesky science aspect of gardening, too, that I still get hung up on and intimidated by. My brain just can't absorb a lot of that stuff. Hopefully in time, some of it will soak in and I'll be a better gardener for it.


The astilbe is just starting to bloom now and I really like the height it provides over there. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit disappointed at how short a blooming period it has, though. Oh well, enjoy it while it lasts. ;)