Shade: Planting Solutions for Shady GardensEvery garden has some shade--some gardens are even completely shaded--and gardeners tend to see shade as a problem. Questions about what to plant in shady parts of the garden are among the most frequest posed in gardening magazines, radio phone-ins, and online discussions. In this innovative book, award-winning gardening expert Keith Wiley turns all the familiar preconceptions on their heads by presenting garden shade in a positive light. Wiley first discusses shade--from dappled and partial to full and dense--in different situations and in every size and type of garden. He then considers the characteristics of shade-loving plants, showing how to use them with companions to create striking designs. He also looks at the practicalities of preparing, planting, and maintaining a shade garden. Complete with a directory of shade-loving plants, Shade shows you how to turn shady areas into highlights in your garden. |
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... dicentra a clear , uninterrupted sight of the sky for many weeks before the rodgersia grows up and over it . Although the rodgersia shuts out the light from the dicentra , it makes no difference by this time as the dicentra has already ...
... dicentra ( below ) . Similarly , blue - leaved hostas look good surrounded by perennials with a blue - green tinge , and ditto golden- variegated varieties with yellow - green foliage and ferns ( right ) . This cosy arrangement can form ...
... Dicentra spp . 16 , 24 , 31-2 , 81 , 137 , 157 D. canadensis 74 , 157 D. cucullaria 74 , 157 D. spectabilis 126 , 157 dogwood see Cornus Dryopteris spp . 58 , 173 Dutchman's breeches see Dicentra cucullaria E Epimedium spp . 157–8 ...
Contents
Shade In Gardens | 12 |
WILD WOODLAND SHADE | 15 |
COUNTRY GARDENS | 20 |
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