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Dug up overgrown flowerbed. Next steps?
Posted on 9/24/24 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 9/24/24 at 2:43 pm
Finally got around to digging up a flowerbed that the previous owners let go wild. I sprayed roundup a few weeks ago to let everything die, and I removed all foliage and dug up to disturb ~4 inches of topsoil all around.
The area is pretty shady and only gets direct sun for ~1 hour before sunset so I’m unsure how successful my venture will be. Any advice to get this growing well?
Live in BR area and unsure about my grass type too. Images linked below:
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(The picture was taken before I evened out the big dirt mound)
The area is pretty shady and only gets direct sun for ~1 hour before sunset so I’m unsure how successful my venture will be. Any advice to get this growing well?
Live in BR area and unsure about my grass type too. Images linked below:
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(The picture was taken before I evened out the big dirt mound)
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Posted on 9/24/24 at 3:18 pm to thatoneguy
Best you can do is talk to folks at a nursery to find plants that are shade tolerant and do well with very little direct sunlight a day.
I do know Hosta's do well is such conditions, also Foxglove, Hydrangea, Ferns, Bleeding Hearts, Impatiens and Coleus.
I do know Hosta's do well is such conditions, also Foxglove, Hydrangea, Ferns, Bleeding Hearts, Impatiens and Coleus.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 3:41 pm to thatoneguy
We have all of these: Hosta, Hydrangea, Impatiens and Coleus.
Another to consider is azalea.
Another to consider is azalea.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 6:10 pm to thatoneguy
Your next task is emergent weed control. That bare soil is full of weed seeds that will sprout when certain temps and water conditions are met. I like to leave bare beds alone for a few months in an effort to exhaust the "seed bank", Kill new sprouts by hoeing every couple of weeks or treat with round up monthly. When sprouting slows down add mulch.
In my shady spots I like mixed plantings of hosta and Chinese ground orchid.
In my shady spots I like mixed plantings of hosta and Chinese ground orchid.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 7:39 pm to thatoneguy
I'd look for some kind of evergreen shrub to plant there against the fence, maybe azaleas or gardenias. They're both pretty shade tolerant. Some kind of medium-height herbaceous flowering perrenial like a blue mistflower, a shade-tolerant Salvia, or pigeonberry to grow in front of the shrubs, and then something low growing like hostas, caladiums, or coleus to cover the ground up to the border of the bed. Inland Sea Oats are a shade tolerant grass (2-3 ft tall) that add an interesting fall/winter texture if you're into native grasses.
Posted on 9/25/24 at 7:41 am to bbvdd
I planted coleus in my front flower bed this year and they are huge and grow in almost full shade.
Posted on 10/5/24 at 7:13 pm to thatoneguy
Indigo is a good option for shade.
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