Hello all
The East side of my house has a planting bed that is 2' deep and 20' wide. It sounds perfect doesn't it? It gets mostly shade with a little sun. The Eastern property line is lined with tall deciduous trees so it is mostly in the shade. When I moved in 4 years ago I turned the soil and had to remove a lot of feeder type tree roots. Then I added compost and peat moss then planted Hosta, Heucheras, Bleeding Heart and Siberian Bugloss that I had moved with me to the new house. Last fall I had to remove all the plants to different locations. The Hosta got progressively smaller, and the Heucheras and Bugloss didn't grow at all. When I pulled them out I discovered that the ground was solid tree roots again! I removed 5 wheelbarrow loads of roots.
I'm looking for ground cover or perennials that are tough enough to battle the feeder roots and live! Any suggestions or advice?
