March 19th, 2010 Any ideas for a planter that is in a very shady area?
I have a built-in planter under a porch overhang that doesn’t get much sunlight. I’ve tried planting impatiences with little success. What ideas do you have?
Hostas make a nice (and eye catching) display in the shade, especially a variety with variegated foliage. They also have long spikes of white, lilac or pink flowers. They do like moist conditions though, so make sure to keep them well watered.
I had a large built in planter in my last garden that was in almost total shade all year. During spring and summer they did get a little sun in the early morning. I planted 3 Hostas in it (One with green and gold foliage, on green and silver and the other a green/blue foliage. They were all stock in a garden centre that were reduced as it was past the growing season. They looked kinda lost the first year, but they did not take long to form large clumps and looked beautiful every year. I did not do much to them, just cut the old leaves off them in the Autumn (great for the compost heap). Kept them watered during the growing season and fed with a liquid systemic fertilizer once a month.
I did not use any special compost in the planter, just good quality garden soil. I actually built the planter to hold the soil I removed from an area I was using to make a rock garden.
http://www.gardenweb.com/cyberplt/people/pollock.html
Hope this helps
Beulah
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on March 19th, 2010 at 18:05
tuberous begonias .put like 6 so it looks full.they like to be dry between waterings.OR colius could work as well.
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on March 19th, 2010 at 18:26
Comfrey. It is a bush with very big leaves. And gets small purple or white flowers. I have them in my shady flower bed. They are perennials.
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on March 19th, 2010 at 19:02
ferns in the middle of the planter is great for height followed by begonias, or for even shadier areas you can use foliage vines like pothos "marble queen" for color. Also Stromanthes make great shade plants, but only do good in very muggy conditions, but dont like to be watered in excess. Some stromanthes (usually the more available ones) come in many shades of white and pink which make for lots of color.
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on March 19th, 2010 at 19:49
Hostas make a nice (and eye catching) display in the shade, especially a variety with variegated foliage. They also have long spikes of white, lilac or pink flowers. They do like moist conditions though, so make sure to keep them well watered.
I had a large built in planter in my last garden that was in almost total shade all year. During spring and summer they did get a little sun in the early morning. I planted 3 Hostas in it (One with green and gold foliage, on green and silver and the other a green/blue foliage. They were all stock in a garden centre that were reduced as it was past the growing season. They looked kinda lost the first year, but they did not take long to form large clumps and looked beautiful every year. I did not do much to them, just cut the old leaves off them in the Autumn (great for the compost heap). Kept them watered during the growing season and fed with a liquid systemic fertilizer once a month.
I did not use any special compost in the planter, just good quality garden soil. I actually built the planter to hold the soil I removed from an area I was using to make a rock garden.
http://www.gardenweb.com/cyberplt/people/pollock.html
Hope this helps
Beulah
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on March 19th, 2010 at 20:03
Coleus plants come in lots of different colors..like the shade
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