Northeast Gardening: Osee said "Go to the most informative forum at Dave's", 1 by venu209

venu209 wrote:
The last 2 to 3 years I have become a very busy gardener, putting in 6 or 7 new beds. Today Jack caught me running in the house with tape measure in hand and a gleeful look on my face. He immediately became suspicious. I had to quickly explain that the little patch by the driveway needed plants instead of grass. He rolled his eyes BIG TIME. So I'm thinking, Cimiciguga Black Beauty, Astilbe, Euphorbia, Aconitum, an azalea or two, some aquilegia, a dicentra......It's a semi shady area under a big "pine barren" pine. It's about 100 square feet in a triangular shape. I need everyone's input and experiences with the "this is a great shade plant, this is a... never get this one" Osee is particularly interested as he loves to hang on that side of the house.
PS. please notice he is lying on a NY Giants blanket. He refused to lie on it last night, kind of freaky!