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paulz
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# Posted: 23 Oct 2022 10:02am
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A friend came over the other day, first time in over a year. "Same old Shabin", says he. Well, thanks a lot.
I have been wanting to make it look a little more homey and add some plants, hanging and also maybe a planter box. Two obstacles standing in my way are no experience with plants and the environment here. Heavy tree canopy, lots of shade, limited direct sunlight, foggy wet winters.
With that in mind, what flowering plants would best survive? Could they survive year round (no snow, rare freezing temps), a few 90F days in summer.
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ICC
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# Posted: 23 Oct 2022 08:50pm
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Local gardening clubor association? Here there is an active bunch of green-thumbers; access via public library folks
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DaveBell
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# Posted: 23 Oct 2022 11:14pm
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Use Google????
https://gardening.org/plants-that-grow-without-sunlight/
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Brettny
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# Posted: 24 Oct 2022 09:05am
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Hosta. You can split the stuff every few years and grows in the shade great.
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Tim_Ohio
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# Posted: 24 Oct 2022 09:55am
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What zone are you in? We love our Canna Lilys and Elephant Ears. They are a kind of perennial bulb. They cannot tolerate freezing temps and the bulbs have to be dug up before freezing, then replanted. However, this gives you the opportunity to divide the bulb and plant more. They are simply awesome if they work for your climate and sun conditions. Here is
some info:
https://www.almanac.com/plant/cannas
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jsahara24
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# Posted: 24 Oct 2022 12:53pm
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Yes, we have them in front of our house (north side) that gets very little sunlight. They are growing like crazy.....
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paulz
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# Posted: 24 Oct 2022 05:26pm
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Thanks guys, gives me something to ask about when I head to the nursery.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 24 Oct 2022 08:27pm
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If you get Hosta be sure to plant it a MIN of twice as far away from a walkway or building as you think you need to.
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NorthRick
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# Posted: 26 Oct 2022 01:53pm
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Impatiens, begonias, and dahlias. They seem to actually like cloudy, wet weather.
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paulz
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# Posted: 26 Oct 2022 07:17pm
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I pilfered this from my Mother in Law's (RIP) vacant house. What is it?
Are perennials what I'm after? Here's the page from the 'plants in shade' section of my local nursery. They list several Hostas, among other things.
https://www.summerwindsnursery.com/ca/plants/perennials/shade/love/
Just remembered Home Depot has a garden department. Walked though it 100 times.
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NorthRick
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# Posted: 27 Oct 2022 01:58pm
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Jade. Up here it's a house plant.
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KinAlberta
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# Posted: 5 Nov 2022 09:05pm - Edited by: KinAlberta
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Early spring flowers might work in more deciduous areas where the spring sun can reach them before the shade stunts their growth.
Just for the fun of it I’ve bought a few of those cheap bags of tulip. crocus and other bulbs and we’ve randomly planted them along a few of our trails. (Maybe 200+ bulbs so far.). Some of the tulips have come up and survived deer long enough to get noticed. Hopefully many more survive foraging ling enough to get established.
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