Gardening in Sequim

[rantiquity]

Originally Posted by MechAndy

Smilies are not working for me here, but rest assured you had smilies going your way.
Thanks again.
Andy.

I find for a plant that needs some shade and of many varies are Hosta...Most are inexpensive and will last for years without any maintenance. Most have a tall pink flower that last for weeks. They can grow about two feet high and spread to about four feet in the right conditions.

[Hemlock140]

Originally Posted by Diana Holbrook

Well, for shade, I really like impatiens. They're so bright and pretty under trees. They don't fit all the goals as they do need water and they're not perennial, but they don't need to be deadheaded and they spread out and bloom all summer until frost. And then they die back and disappear, no need to go in and cut them down or clean them up. Just buy a couple flats of them again and replant in the spring. Or try them from seed.



Growing Impatiens

We use them in hanging baskets on the front porch where the sun never shines, and they do great.

Originally Posted by rantiquity

I find for a plant that needs some shade and of many varies are Hosta...Most are inexpensive and will last for years without any maintenance. Most have a tall pink flower that last for weeks. They can grow about two feet high and spread to about four feet in the right conditions.

We have about 30 of them, different varieties all across the front of the house which faces north and is shaded all day. They do great, but unfortunately, when the deer and rabbits find them they become tasty meals. We are dividing them to make more and replacing the thinner, lighter one with the darker, thicker textured leaf ones which the animals don't seem to like as well.