The time has arrived to start thinking of what to do with the back yard as a whole, as we will need to deal with the collapsing retaining walls, plus we are no longer contending with unemployment-prompted austerity measures.
To begin, here are some planting ideas.
Assuming that I will have a flower plot in the partially shaded realm of the patio as now:
To begin, here are some planting ideas.
Assuming that I will have a flower plot in the partially shaded realm of the patio as now:
- From current plot:
- Lungwort!
- Digitalis grandiflora
- Artemesia
- Perennial forget-me-nots
- Dead nettles
- New options:
- Actaea rubra (Pink) (seeds ordered from Gardensnorth.com) (height unknown)
- Digitalis lutea (seeds ordered from Gardensnorth.com) (24")
- Primula denticulata (8-12")
- Thalictrum flavum glaucum (3-6')
- Trollius (globeflower; blooms in summer; not deer resistant)
- × cultorum ‘Alabaster’(23-27")
- New Moon (24")
- Phlox divaricata, (woodland phlox; 18", blooms in spring)
- Primula (primrose; 6-12"; blooms in spring). Not deer resistant though.
For under the trees:
- FERNS FERNS FERNS
Here's one garden expert's recommendation for a mosaic of shade-loving ground cover that looks good throughout a season (https://awaytogarden.com/best-phlox-gardeners-butterflies-mt-cubas-george-coombs/):
For along the fence:
The plant pairings for Phlox stolonifera that work really well are foamflower, which is Tiarella cordifolia, Pennsylvania sedge, which is Carex pensylvanica, and then maidenhair fern, which is Adiantum. Together those are just a really nice, they all put on a great show in the spring time with a fresh flush of either foliage or flowers. Then the ferns and the Carex really carry you through the rest of the year with a textural interest too.
For along the fence:
- Sweet peas
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