Shade Gardening: weekend project, 1 by Weerobin

Weerobin wrote:
This was my project this past weekend.
When we bought our home 15yrs ago, there was a beautiful dissectum japanese maple planted in a small (10ft square)
semi-enclosed space adjacent to the kitchen.
It was really pretty in all seasons, especially since it was visible from our kitchen seating area.
It thrived for several years, then over the past 5 years, it steadiliy declined.
I tried everything to save it, including composting the area, installing a dedicated sprinkler for it, thinning the overstory to let in more light, etc.
But alas, it finally succumbed this summer.
I'm not sure, but I suspect its demise was due to the poor quality soil adjacent to the house.
So I replaced it ths weekend with a large container with a new JM.
I planted several of my miniature hostas around it.
The pot is big enough to leave outdoors (it's 4ft diameter).
I hope the new residents will fare better in than the prior sad guy.
We'll see...
Here it is as of yesterday.