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Landscaping in shady, fringe areas of yard
Posted on 6/24/17 at 11:51 am
Posted on 6/24/17 at 11:51 am
Any suggestions for landscaping an area like this. It's not a feature spot like the front of the house but it is next to a fire pit/sitting area. Right now just have moss growing. Also, I get a ton of leaves obviously so don't want anything that is too much a pain in the arse to get in their and pull leaves out. What have y'all done with areas like this?
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Posted on 6/24/17 at 12:01 pm to Bonjourno
Maybe look to turn it into a moss garden? Moss and ferns?
Posted on 6/24/17 at 12:06 pm to Bonjourno
We did a bed on north side of house with Bromeliads. Looks fan-damn-tactic. If you don't get a lot of frost or freezes they are great. Very shade tolerant where grass won't grow.
Posted on 6/24/17 at 12:33 pm to Bonjourno
exactly how much sun do you get in that area...is it completely shaded all day long? also, do you have the ability to water the area when needed?
Posted on 6/24/17 at 2:01 pm to Bonjourno
Are you looking for ground cover or bushes and shrubs? Depending on amount of sun I would do azalea, indigo, wood fern, holly fern, ardesia. A combo of several of those is hard to mess up.
If you get a little more sun put some gardenias or sheshe sasanquas.
If you get a little more sun put some gardenias or sheshe sasanquas.
Posted on 6/24/17 at 2:20 pm to Hog Zealot
Had no idea what those were but after looking them up, they are very nice looking
Posted on 6/24/17 at 2:28 pm to Bonjourno
Cast-iron plants will do well in the shade and are low maintenance but may not be what you're looking for depending on the layout.
This post was edited on 6/24/17 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 6/24/17 at 3:09 pm to Spankum
The area to the left of the of the fireplace area. So mostly shade thoughout the day but I'm sure some sun sneaks in at times. Got that pallet of st Augustine a few weeks ago as a test and it has taken well so I will be getting some more for the rest of that space to the right
Posted on 6/24/17 at 3:22 pm to Huey Lewis
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Cast-iron plants
They'd be perfect in that spot, but like OP mentioned, it would be tough raking the fallen leaves out. Me personally, I'd go with the cast iron plants and tough it out, I think they class up a dark yard.
Posted on 6/24/17 at 3:41 pm to CroakaBait
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I'd go with the cast iron plants and tough it out
I had a friend with iron plants, mosquitos loved to hide amongst the leaves. Is this common or unique to their yard?
Posted on 6/24/17 at 5:07 pm to Alleman
I couldn't say if they act as an attractant/hideout, I've always had mosquito trucks patrol the neighborhoods where they were located. If the newer leaves can cup water long enough before they fully open up, it may be possible to breed some skeeters.
Posted on 6/24/17 at 5:17 pm to Bonjourno
quote:Limestone that mfer and put a landscape timber around it.
The area to the left of the of the fireplace area. So mostly shade thoughout the day but I'm sure some sun sneaks in at times.
This post was edited on 6/24/17 at 5:19 pm
Posted on 6/24/17 at 5:27 pm to Bonjourno
I would say those trees are very constricting on what you can do. They take alot of nutrients from the soil. I would take out probably four of those water oaks( at least they look like water oak) and plant some smaller treew in there place to have a variaty of foilage heights to better screen the neighbor's house.
This post was edited on 6/24/17 at 7:13 pm
Posted on 6/24/17 at 6:33 pm to Bonjourno
Make a hosta garden. There are a ton of different varieties that are really cool. They do bloom, but they are really known for their foliage. They grow well in shade, die off in winter, but re-emerge in spring.
Posted on 6/24/17 at 8:24 pm to Bonjourno
Staggered row of Nandina in the rear, cast iron plant for the middle and holly fern in the front. All evergreen, the nadina and cast iron plant are a nice contrast with both color and leaf size. You could do a varigiated hosta or caladiums in the front for some color contrast but the will die back in the winter and usually come back in spring.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 7:44 am to Pop
Have you ever tried to dig up nandinas? Go ahead, I dare you. 
Posted on 6/25/17 at 7:53 am to Bonjourno
Look into Ferns, hostas, mondo grass, and liriope. Many different varieties of each. You can pretty up a garden very nicely with any/all of these.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 8:06 pm to Bonjourno
Fatsia japonica. They do great in shade, even heavy shade. They'll be 6' in three to four years, and they readily self-propagate.
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