Northern exposure help
kitchenreno2
10 months ago
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Comments (3)Thuja orientalis 'Franky Boy' or Thuja plicata 'Whipcord' could be a nice fit for that spot. Very unique, informal conifers. They sort of looks like a perennial grass, but it's evergreen, cold hardy down to z5, and can take a good amount of shade. If you are looking for something taller. Picea abies 'Reflexa'. This one is a weeper. You stake it to the high you want and then let it cascade back to the ground. With temps we had this winter, you are probably asking for trouble with most broad-leaf evergreens. I'm in 6b and significant winter burn on my rhododendrons, holly, ect.. Your probably best to focus on conifers...See MoreFern for northern exposure, dry, under dogwood?
Comments (4)Oh, and I happen to have three of those that I wanted to move! Thanks! Do they spread easily? These three have been where they are for about four years and it seems like they're getting bigger and bigger but not really propagating for me. The area I'm transplanting to -- under this dogwood -- is surrounded by sidewalk/walls and I'd really like the ferns to fill in....See MoreFoundation Plantings for a Northern Exposure in Zone 4a
Comments (1)I have heuchera, hosta and ferns on my north side. I'm zone 4 also. Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreDesperately Need Help with Paint in Northern Exposure
Comments (3)I had this same issue painting an office/guest room gray. I wanted a neutral gray that wouldn't read as blue or beige but more of a true neutral gray. We went through probably a dozen samples trying to find just the right shade. I found that during the day, the light from our north facing windows turned the warmer grays with more of a brown or beige undertone that I disliked on the paint strip into perfect lovely truly neutral gray shades. All the cooler grays that I loved on a chip just looked blue or even purple in my room. In the evening, our lamps/lighting made colors behave more like they looked on the paint chip. I ultimately decided that since I really only spend time in the room during the day while working from home, that I preferred one of the warmer grays that read neutral in daylight. I don't love how beige it looks at night in artificial light, but I spend very little time in there after dark. It may be worth trying a sample of a more greige-y shade to see if the exposure/lighting in your room pulls it toward a cool or neutral gray. But for something like a living room that you will spend lots of time in at all hours, you may want to consider a color other than gray that you can love better in your space....See Morekitchenreno2
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