I'm embarrassed to show you this picture. This spring I moved into a 20-year empty house. That means 20 years of neglected overgrown Gardens. This area was used for storage as I have no sheds on my property. Well actually, I had 2 of them but they were falling down so I had to get rid of them.
This year I tackled the front and side Gardens. Obviously the ones that could be seen from the street. Next year this Garden is on my to do list. It gets almost no sun. I go out at 7 in the morning and it's still in the shade. It has a Northeastern exposure and 7 feet deep under the windows. As you can see I have started planting hostas at the end. I tried to put it off till next year but a friend was digging up a whole bunch of Hosta that were growing in the middle of her grass and just brought me over several bags full. What can I do? I couldn't say no, wait till next year, right?
I want a small tree or shrub that won't get bigger than 4 feet tall as I don't want to cover up the two windows. Something that blooms and smells good would be preferable but not mandatory. In the 20 years of neglect a lot of tree seedlings sprouted and took root in all the gardens so obviously, I will have to spend some time digging out those mini trees in the corner.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. I'm having a hard time finding something. It seems every time I find something interesting it needs full sun or a different Zone.
