Indoor Gardening
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Themes of Shade
   
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The Magic Of Flowers
Flowers are natural gifts that beautify our environment.
Whether used in an arrangement to grace the kitchen table
or placed in a vase by the .....
A Shade Garden can be created in any of several different types of shade. It can be in the mottled shade Flowers are natural gifts that beautify our environment.
Whether used in an arrangement to grace the kitchen table
or placed in a vase by the .....
that comes from a broad leaf tree to the deep dark woods mentioned in Robert Frosts "Stopping by A
Woods on A Snowy Evening". We have morning shade (not so good for a shade garden if this area gets
afternoon sun - it will much too hot and drying) and afternoon shade. And we can even create or modify our shade with man-made constructions. Each type of shade supports different types of plants although there is over-lap. Of course, you should always be prepared to experiment with your garden.
Each of these types of shade can have a different theme with different type of plants. The possibilities are
almost endless and they do not all have to be gray or green types of gardens. You will be able to make
use of most of the shade spots you have around your home.
If you have no shade, as was discussed in a previous article, you can plant trees to provide some partial
shading. These trees can provide shade for part of the day, like maples, or have a mottled shade, like
aspens. In the shade of these trees you can plant a Hummingbird Garden.
Fuchsias enjoy the filtered sun provided by trees like aspens and are in turned enjoyed by the
Hummingbird. Other Hummingbird plants like the Nictiana alata, Bee Balm, Bellflower, and Columbine do
best in shade for part of the day like that provided by a few maple trees.
Garden Makeover On A Budget
There's been a huge increase in the popularity of garden makeovers. Teams of people come in and transform your garden in less than a day. .....
You can create a deep dark shade (you know the kind that are so nice on a really hot day) with maples There's been a huge increase in the popularity of garden makeovers. Teams of people come in and transform your garden in less than a day. .....
and other broadleaf trees. In this dark shade, colors can be brought out with Primulas and Rhododendrons. Be sure to include some seating in this area and you will have a very enjoyable place to wile away a hot summer afternoon.
2005, Sandra Dinkins-Wilson
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