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Suggestions for gardening in SC

Posted by help_me_rhonda Ohio/SC (My Page) on
Sun, Apr 26, 09 at 10:44

Hello, All
I am new to this forum, and I was hoping someone could suggest native woodland plants/shrubs/trees for our new garden in Greenville, SC. We are moving there next month from Ohio. I am used to heavy clay soils, very wet springs and very dry towards the end of summer.

Our yard is sloping and wooded, and I'm sure it will be more dry than I am used to. I was reading about love/hate views on planting Lilly of the Valley, and realized I should aim for enriching the natural woodland that is already around the perimeter of my back yard.

Any and all suggestions will be appreciated!

Warm regards,
Rhonda (help-me-Rhonda)


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RE: Suggestions for gardening in SC

A couple of resources for you - The South Carolina Native Plant Society: http://scnps.org, and the Carolina forum here on Garden Web.

You might want to spend a little time getting to know the sun/shade conditions of the yard (watch how the sun travels across the area over a day); you may have more sun than you realize. Morning sun is the kindest sun in the South and each hour of it counts just as much as what some people consider "full overhead" sun. Afternoon sun is very harsh and there are plants that need to be protected from it in the South.

Georgia is similar to South Carolina; The Georgia Native Plant Society has some good lists and resources on it's website as well: http://www.gnps.org/.

Here is a link that might be useful: Garden web forum for Carolinas


 
 

 

 


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