Deep shade challenge
Hello,
I hope you can help me find something that will grow in a challenging area in my garden. It is a space of about one square metre beside my front steps. It is in deep shade and only gets…
Tag Archives: perennials for shade
Looking for flower seeds can grow in the shade
I am looking for flower seeds can grow in the shade, such as Polka-Dot Plant, Hosta etc. please provide advice for different flowers and how and where I can buy,…
Flowering perennials for wet boggy areas*
I live in Waterloo, Ontario and have been trying to plant a garden for birds, bees and butterflies. The problem is the space is wet year round. In some places it has standing water during fall and during spring showers,…
Perennials for Shade and Part Shade: A Toronto Master Gardeners Guide
In the gardening world, the term perennial usually refers to an herbaceous perennial, i.e., a plant without woody tissue, that dies back to the ground at the end of the growing season and grows again from its rootstock in spring.…
Perennials for Sandy Soils: A Toronto Master Gardeners Guide
Perennials are plants that renew themselves each year from their hardy roots. Some plants live for only 2-3 years while others last a long time. Although there are woody perennials, such as trees and shrubs, the plants most people refer…