i like golden carpet.. but i dont know how it will color in shade ... its purple in winter.. if not under snow.. yellow right now.. green later in summer ...

defining shade in words is near impossible... you kinda just have to wing it ...

https://www.google.com/search?q=Juniperus+horizontalis+%27Golden+Carpet%27.&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=F81oVeG0OYbYsAXoj4PYCQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=856&bih=745&dpr=0.9

its much faster than mother lode.. for me anyway ...

the blues i can barely tell apart ... pick one ...

i have no clue how any would grow in your z8 .... but be sure to water them for a year or two.. to get settled in.. over the completing trees ...

ken

Thank you, Mr. Ken!

I must say that I've been impressed with how well my "gold" junipers have done in filtered sun with very little direct sunlight during the summer (the junipers get much more direct sun during the winter). Of course, they are gold in name only, as the lack of full sun has turned them (a still pleasing) lime green color.

I'm with Ken that sometimes you just have to give it a shot.

Junipers grow perfectly well here (and why wouldn't they?) but they do prefer full sun. They tend to produce pretty skimpy foliage and get very leggy in much shade at all.

I have very good results with J. horizontalis 'Monber' Icee Blue Juniper in partial shade.

Marshall

Thanks, everyone! I guess I'll just have to give it a go. I like the looks of the ones mentioned and will keep an eye out for them!