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clairee8

Shady hillside planting?

9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago


We have a shaded area that is on a hillside. It looks terrible right now, but we would like to spiff it up a little without spending too much money. We don't have irrigation there and it doesn't get too much sun. Does anyone have any cost effective suggestions?


Sorry, forgot to add that I'm in NorCal. Summers are dry and average around 80-85 degrees and winters are around 5 degrees-ish

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