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| Vol. I, No. 1 |
Shady Lady’s Shade GardenI started my Connecticut garden 12 years ago in the shadow of hemlocks, oaks,towering tulip trees, and a lush stand of bamboo, none of which I could bear to take down. For the first few years I foolishly tried to grow sun-loving perennials, and worse, vegetables, only to watch them wither and die. Over the course of the years, I must confess, I did take down a few trees – a diseased birch, an overgrown, anonymous leaf machine, and a white pine that was beautiful, but had outgrown its spot and threatened to obscure my entire living room window. For the most part, though, I have learned to embrace my shady retreat. For one thing, it’s cool. And, foliage and flowering shrubs last a lot longer than most perennials. Although every spring I stand in my garden and imagine where the sun would be if this or that tree were gone, I’ve found a number of understory trees and shrubs that seem very happy to make their home in my shady Zone 6 garden. |
The Shady Lady Gardens(click on an image to view an enlargement) |
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| The Meadow | The Secluded Garden | Bartlett Volunteers seeding |
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