I have a beauty berry that the birds started for me in my back yard. I leave it alone, don't do anything to it no watering, etc. and it is beautiful. It grows in dappled shade. Even though I have alkaline soil I have three huge pine trees in the back yard and the base is naturally mulched with pine needles.Boy, I really need to rake those needles! Up in the northern part of the state, the soil is mostly limestone. Here in the river valley we have a mix where the lowland soil meets the rockier soil of the high lands. Because I live in the city, there can be the addition of brought in topsoil where the houses are built. I have found that even if you know about the soil in your general area, you still need to test your soil in your own yard.
