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zac123
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evergreen, bit of colour, shade
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December 08, 2008, 15:01:02 »
hi all, not sure if this is the correct place to post about this but....
i'm looking for evergreen ground cover for one of my borders, but the problem is it receives little to no sunshine.
has anyone got any ideas?
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jo9919
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December 08, 2008, 18:02:30 »
Ivy?
Jo.
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ceres
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December 08, 2008, 18:19:10 »
Vinca minor (Lesser Periwnkle). Pretty flowers.
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Mrs Ava
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December 08, 2008, 23:41:29 »
Pulmanaria, bugle and ferns smother the ground in my deep shade area.
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Hectare
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December 09, 2008, 00:45:50 »
Hello and welcome Zac ;D
I grow ferns, Sweet woodruff, Violets, Foxgloves (new), Primroses, and a real pretty thing I cant remember the name of :-[. There's an Acer there too, it gets an hour or two of sun in summer at that end of the border.
Helebore, and even a fuschia ;D
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GrannieAnnie
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December 09, 2008, 02:11:12 »
Pachysandra? We have beds of that and it tolerates shade and drought well.
You can grow your spring bulbs through it.
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hopalong
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December 09, 2008, 16:59:48 »
If you have room for a shrub, Camellia x williamsii does very well in shade - "Francis Hanger" is a brilliant white one. Camellias need an acid soil, of course. Hydrangea quercifolia is also very good and fairly small for a hydrangea, with cones of white florets. Fatsia japonica is great if you want striking foliage, not quite so good if you are mainly after colour.
Periwinkle is good ground cover for shade. Vinca minor, suggested already, is great in all soil conditions and does not mind dryness; Vinca major can be very invasive but there are some attractive variegated ones - I I have one scrambling over an unsightly bit of wall and it can be controlled all right with regular pruning.
Hope this helps.
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ACE
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December 10, 2008, 17:18:28 »
I use a silver lamiun in all those shady places, great for groundcover and it does not fully die back in the winter.
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zac123
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December 11, 2008, 17:10:02 »
thank you so much to everyone for getting back. i'm sorry i havent responded sooner, i think i must have email notifications switched off.
thanks for the suggestions.
zac
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Kea
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December 15, 2008, 18:28:30 »
Geraniums (cranesbill), alchemilla mollis
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