This is the only shaded area I have in my yard. I trimmed up the Seven Sons tree yesterday to make it more visible. Still need to get out a saw and cut off the one low branch. My brother recently moved into a new house with some hostas that were seriously in need of being divided, so I brought some of them home and planted them yesterday. The daylilies in the background are red NOIDs that bloom fairly well in the shade. I may remove them after I see how they do this year. Just stuck them there to fill in the space last year after I took down a lot of vines that had been growing on the old back fence. The big problem with this area as well as all the back yard is that there is a huge oak tree in my neighbor's yard and the ground is covered with oak seeds and seedlings this time of the year. Not sure that mulching this area would help, but maybe after I get some of the seeds cleaned up I will add some.
Sometimes I feel like there is not much progress in the back, but here is the same area 2 years ago.
And this was 3 years ago with the old fence and all the invasive Dutchman's Pipe vines. Afraid they are still popping up in places, but things really are improving. Give me about 3 more years and maybe the whole back will be looking good.
