Shade Gardening: Deep Shade III, 1 by rcn48

rcn48 wrote:
Thanks Stormy, you know it seems like the first few years I was here (moved to VA in Sept. '99) all we planted were trees! Sure, a few perennials here and there, but basically all we were trying to do was create shade and it worked :) It was never "fun" to work in the gardens because it was too blasted hot and we didn't have enough shade for all the plants we love! Now we've got both, shade and sunny areas and even in the middle of summer we can find a spot in the shade where it's almost pleasant to work in the gardens :) There are three Euphorbias planted at the base of the Deodar Cedar - Blue Lagoon to the back, x martinii directly in front of, and 'Orange Grove' further down. Just below the 'Orange Grove' is a small shrub I'm thrilled with - Hypericum 'Blue Velvet'. When I first planted a couple of them here Rick turned his nose up at my choice! LOL After two years he's changed his mind and wants me to plant more in other areas of the gardens :) It was slow at first but now the two have formed a nice rounded mound with almost blue foliage and the 'fuzzy' yellow flowers are so bright and cheery in June :)