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Produce => Wildlife forum => Topic started by: Tilia on September 11, 2006, 14:00:26

Title: A shady corner
Post by: Tilia on September 11, 2006, 14:00:26
Anyone got any ideas for native woodland plants to put in under a beech tree in a shady corner?

Title: Re: A shady corner
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on September 11, 2006, 17:19:42
Native bluebells, wood anemones, ferns.
Title: Re: A shady corner
Post by: Tilia on September 12, 2006, 18:52:38
Brilliant, thank-you.

I've got bluebells under the apple tree so I've roughed up the ground under the elder a wee bit and thrown some bluebell seeds around. Hoping they'll grow, if not I'll transplant some when they come up next year.
Title: Re: A shady corner
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on September 12, 2006, 21:35:33
A couple more are Ramsons (wild garlic) and Lords and Ladies. They're both thugs, but then so are bluebells.
Title: Re: A shady corner
Post by: Tilia on September 12, 2006, 23:47:04
Ooooh, love wild garlic!!

Does it not need to be a bit wet though? I think my bit's a bit dry - maybe not, it's been a dry first summer so difficult to tell...