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Gardening in Shade
tjsangel

Dry shade suggestions

20 years ago

Hi everyone!

I know this is the toughest place to plant. I have this small flower bed in my front yard, about 15 ft long, and three large oak trees in the yard that suck up a lot of moisture. Right now I have lily of the valley, ferns & hostas planted there, which I water well daily in summer. I have lilyturf and pachysandra as groundcover. What other perennials could I plant that could take this treatment? Should I just add more lilyturf and pots of flowers? Thank you for any suggestions!

Jen

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