Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Help with where to move plants?, 1 by marie_kap

marie_kap wrote:
I was sitting here this morning and thinking about this thread and all that I have asked. Then it came to me what I really wanted to know. What do you plant on the east side of your yard. The area that only gets part shade and then late afternoon full sun? Is it the hydrangea's , roses etc? I have astilbe, peone's hosta, rose of sharon, One hydrangea that needs watering a lot, due to the tree, I know that I need to add a lot more soil and that is my goal this year, to raise it at least 6 inches. I think that will help with the moisture retention problem and the root system of the plants. If my back and wallet can take it, i want to put stone around it to help retain the soil.