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Flowering Hedge on North Side of House
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Posted by CentralOhio Ohio (My Page) on Sat, Feb 19, 05 at 19:56
| The ugly utilities are located on the north side of my house (air conditioner, etc). I want to plant some shrubs to reduce the utilities' eye sore appearance. The house next to mine (on the north side) is only 10-15 feet away, because of this that area only get 1-2 hours of sunlight per day.
Anyone have any recommendations for a shrub that is happy in the shade, is 2-4 feet tall, is easy to maintain, and has some color to it from time to time.
Are mini roses a posibility?
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RE: Flowering Hedge on North Side of House
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| Hydrangeas? Mine do pretty well in the shade. No, I wouldn't try mini roses. They like more sun. Definitely a hydrangea. |
RE: Flowering Hedge on North Side of House
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| Check out a Kerria Japonica Picta. It can take almost full shade and blooms beautifully in the spring. Here's a link. It's kind of hard to find...but, really worth it. Scroll down this page and you'll find the info. If you click on the name, you can see the picture. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Kerria Japonica Picta
RE: Flowering Hedge on North Side of House
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| Hydrangeas are a good bet...they also have variagated varieties and a new one with dark leaves. I am partial to the lace caps. I find that hydrangeas do best in some shade, they are ones that if they get afternoon sun it is death on them, and heaven help the ones which are exposed to drying winds and harsh winter sun...they dryout like crazy. Kalmias are another bet, and they come in a variety of sizes. Pieris japonica, particularly the olympic fire is good too. I also use dwarf japanese maples to give a bit of color and contrast, some of the lace leaved ones are great. |
RE: Flowering Hedge on North Side of House
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| Please don't plant kerria; it's quite invasive in the region. Instead, plant Itea Virginica. There are many cultivars that stay 3-4 ft high, most popularly "Henry's Garnet," but also "Saturnalia" and "Merlot." Other flowering shrubs that are low growing and will thrive in deep shade include dwarf cultivars of Cornus Racemosa (check out "Muskingum"), Mahonia aquifolia, and dwarf cultivars of Viburnum trilobum and dentatum. |
RE: Flowering Hedge on North Side of House
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| also viburnams, hollies, box sue
"The one thing all gardeners share in common is a belief in tomorrow" |
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