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By *gent Coulson OP Man
over a year ago
Secret hideaway in the pennines |
Gardening advise needed.
I have an area that gets early morning and late afternoon/evening sun because of the surrounding buildings.
I have been meaning to plant it up for a while, but what do I plant. |
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"Ferns, foxgloves and hostas are good for shade. Anything that grows in deep woodland too.
Slugs live hostas though "
I’m not sure what’s happening in my garden but the hostas have been amazing for the last couple of years and not a slug bite to be seen.  |
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"Ferns, foxgloves and hostas are good for shade. Anything that grows in deep woodland too.
Slugs live hostas though
I’m not sure what’s happening in my garden but the hostas have been amazing for the last couple of years and not a slug bite to be seen. "
 that's good though. Have you got foxes and frogs they're pretty good at keeping slugs at bay. Apparently due to the weather conditions this spring there aren't many slugs about this year too. |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
Everyday kitchen herbs do well in shady areas. You might want to google it to see which ones thrive the best in your soil type but I have a things like mint parsley, sage oregano all doing pretty well in shady areas, I have a mint chocolate plant from B&Q that is growing ballistic in the shade |
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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago
yumsville |
"Second ferns and compact bamboo. Hardy bananas do well too. You can get a really good 'tropical' look that’s very low maintenance but looks awesome."
There's probably different varieties of bamboo but I remember an article on it and it's very difficult to get rid of once established.. it'd spread like a w*ed but had broken through walls, foundations and floor boards as it is such a hard growing plant. |
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"Hostas, Heucheras, Camelias, Rhododendrons oh not forgetting Astilbes which come in some really cool colours.
Heucheras are gorgeous although ours do better in the sun."
Thinking about it…ours have morning sun, might have to move a few and see if they do better with more sun. Ohh the things we find out on Fab xx |
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"Ferns, foxgloves and hostas are good for shade. Anything that grows in deep woodland too.
Slugs live hostas though
I’m not sure what’s happening in my garden but the hostas have been amazing for the last couple of years and not a slug bite to be seen. "
Happy to report that our hostas are 100% slug free this year too.... Definitely not the case usually 😂 |
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"Second ferns and compact bamboo. Hardy bananas do well too. You can get a really good 'tropical' look that’s very low maintenance but looks awesome.
There's probably different varieties of bamboo but I remember an article on it and it's very difficult to get rid of once established.. it'd spread like a w*ed but had broken through walls, foundations and floor boards as it is such a hard growing plant. "
Never plant bamboo near your house or any building. The same goes for a weeping willow. |
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"Gardening advise needed.
I have an area that gets early morning and late afternoon/evening sun because of the surrounding buildings.
I have been meaning to plant it up for a while, but what do I plant."
Hostas(watch out for slugs n snails), hydrangeas( lots of water) , ferns, Japanese Anemone, Persicaria. |
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"Second ferns and compact bamboo. Hardy bananas do well too. You can get a really good 'tropical' look that’s very low maintenance but looks awesome.
There's probably different varieties of bamboo but I remember an article on it and it's very difficult to get rid of once established.. it'd spread like a w*ed but had broken through walls, foundations and floor boards as it is such a hard growing plant. "
Some are clump forming and not suckering.
Best advice us dig a hole and sink a huge pot or container to plant a bamboo in. |
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Rather more boringly, Camellias do well in shade
