Full-sun hillside challenges
Diane Plesset, CMKBD, NCIDQ, C.A.P.S.
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"Full Sun" perennials that do fine in (much) less sun!
Comments (23)boday, I had heard similarly re P. Polymorpha. So I planted one a couple of seasons ago in a less than sunny location. It has done just okay. But in fact if it did very really well it might actually be too large for the spot! They can grow huge. ----------------------------- I have a polymorpha that started out as - "I wonder if it'll grow here"? to "I wonder if it'll work as a focal point for the whole yard". - (Big yard). So, I can chop some rooted branch and experiment. Trying to establish sight lines, distance and close ups is a big challenge. Astrantia Roma looks great close up, thirty feet away is just a pinkish blob. Five plants disappear....See MoreHelp me understand full sun/part sun for difficult spot
Comments (13)Kristimama - I use Black Magic potting soil. It seems to be widely available, and it was highly recommended by a very knowledgeable person on this forum. It's a tad expensive, but since my roses have so much to contend with already, I felt they deserved it. I should have mentioned that I have only had roses for about 4 years, so I'm far from expert. I've learned a lot, however, due to volunteering once a week at the Sacramento Historic Rose Garden in the old city cemetery (a wonderful place to spend a few hours, working or not!). I also should have mentioned that my roses are about to face an even more challenging environment: After yellowjackets came every summer that we've been here (4 years), last summer they built a nest in the rolled-up "privacy screens" on the balcony, directly above my roses. The exterminator said that they would be bound to come back, as they find those rolled-up screens to be a perfect nesting site (it keeps them warm, etc.), and that it would be best to keep the screens rolled down. They're part of the balcony (i.e., the property of the apartment complex), so I can't get rid of them. They are down now, as I am allergic to bees and wasps. SO... the roses (and my other plants, succulents) will get even less sun than before. This coming summer is an experiment - I'm hoping that the screens being down will produce a dappled shade effect, thus shielding things from frying, while still letting in enough sunlight to keep everything more or less happy. We shall see. As Amelia Peabody would say, "Another challenge! I'm up to it!" -- at least, I hope so. Laura...See Morewedding cut flowers partial shade and full sun containers
Comments (0)Hello there. My best friend is having a wedding and I volunteered to grow the flowers. I have a bit of challenge with space. I have a lot of room to plant in the ground in partial shade (gets about 4-5 hours of sun per day) and some room on a porch in full (extreme sun) for containers. I have worked on flower farms in the past but don't want to mess this up. I was wondering if anyone has suggestions for hearty cut flowers that will bloom mid to late summer (her wedding is August 23 and travel well. I live in Connecticut, near the ocean. Here is what I was thinking,,, Play it safeish flowers Whiskey barrels big containers on porch for dahlias and sunflowers. On the side porch, lilies (I like casablancas but am not sure they would be okay in partial shade), astilbe and any other suggestions for shade tolerant flowers that will grow in the Northeast and bloom in mid to late summer. I also have a house with so many windows it is practically a greenhouse in the summer, so if there are flowers that can be successfully grown indoors if I watch them for bugs, I would love to hear about them I know zinnias are relatively safe but am wondering if they will do okay in containers and/or partial sun. I would also love to try lisianthus (I know it is a tough one so any suggestions appreciated), delphiniums, snaps, globe thistle maybe, some dill maybe, and some kind of filler babies breath or the like. The wedding will be less than 100 people. Ideally I'd like flowers for corsages, maybe mason jar type arrangements on tables and a few larger vases. I have a lot more in the ground partial shade space than on the ground sun. Any advice you can give on flower type suggestions or care is greatly appreciated. As this is New England, ideally I would like to plant enough to ensure if one thing gets messed up, there is a backup. Thanks in advance...See MoreClay, Rocks, Full Sun, Steep Slope + Aging Gardener
Comments (12)Hey I am apparantly from the same area as you---getting older too---steep roadside bank too---clay rocks and fullsun. I planted creeping phlox, daffodils, grape hyacinths, and daylillies. Purple coneflowers reseeded onto the bank and I have also started transplanting Iris. They all do great. What I did was spray a total vegetation killer in a blocked out area at a time (an area I knew I would be able to get planted that season) It has taken me 3 seasons, but I am on my last small area. The last 20 feet!!! I had a 220' stretch of bank to do. The plants all do well on their own, the creeping phlox keeps the weeds down, while allowing the iris, daylilies and coneflowers to come up through. Please don't put that awful crownvetch in---it is one of the worst things to kill off, as bad as creeping charlie. Ann...See MoreDig Doug's Designs
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