Shade Garden Chapter 3

Category: Starting and Maintaining the Garden | Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:19 am

Started terracing the back property line of the new shade garden. Looks to be about a two foot drop in elevation. I have been digging sword ferns that have begun to out grow the flower garden. Will be moving them to the terraced area. Moved phlox into some of those spaces left bare by moving the ferns. The phlox have also begun to out grow their spaces.

terraced area at back of shade garden ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

Moving lots of dirt from one spot to another. Two sword ferns got placed with several others under the filberts. The hart's tongue and holly ferns got moved into the shade garden. Have been digging and tossing the deciduous ferns as I find them. I'd rather have the winter structure of the sword, hart's tongue, and holly ferns. The smell of the BC ginger was lovely. I was able to get three nice sized plants from the one. The glossy round leaves are very attractive right through the winter.

I have only purchased the primrose's (which I wish I had gotten twice as many) and the heuchera so far. Have plenty of plants to move around that should do well in this new garden area. Read about how Oregon grape is a food source for Anna's hummingbird that are here year round, so will move some into this area also. I hope to get a few more hostas, some large varieties.

Lots of moved plants to shaded area ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

One of the reasons I'm trying to level this back section is to have a space to put up a garden shed. It would be lovely to have a wooden structure to hang out in and store some of the gardening tools. Will continue dreaming and planning. The plastic sheds have serviced us well, but they aren't attractive and I would love something with recycled windows and doors. I just want a fairy garden.

( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

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AgnesKS wrote on Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:50 am:

Lovely plan, Jewell and you will have a faery garden. Just remember to hang some glistening glass beads and leaving some colorful glass beads around your garden. The Dollar Tree have lots of nice colored glass beads too. Have fun, Jewell. We are still experiencing 22deg F and hopefully Spring will arrive sooner. Much blessings, Agnes

Sjoerd wrote on Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:03 am:

You are making mahvelous headway there. I knew that you were headed in the right direction with your plans the moment that I saw the wicker chairs. ;-)

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