| The front entry of my cape cod house is very shady. Three oaks flank the south and southwest portion of it. My question is, what kind of design could be used for casual curb appeal. I've been trying for 3 years to work something out, but have not had any luck. I would appreciate any help. Thanks. |
| There are a number of annuals and perennials which will grow in shady areas: Astilbe Celandine Poppy Bleeding Heart Foxglove Queen-of-the Meadow Hellebores Daylilies Hostas Virginia Bluebells Cinnamon Fern Wild Blue Phlox Creeping Phlox Primroses Lungworts Allegneny Foamflower Coleus Columbine Desert Bluebells Diascia Forget-Me-Not Four O'Clocks Foxglove Gloriosa Daisy Impatiens Salvia Shasta Daisy Wax Begonia Plus, the following groundcovers: Ajuga Wild Gingers Sweet Woodruff Epimendiums Wintercreeper English Ivy Spotted Lamium Lilyturf Partrigdeberry Japanese Pachysandra Vinca For the most impact, group plants together (3,5, or 7 of the same plant) and try to choose plants with different flowering times so there's always something in bloom. This way you'll always have something new and different to look at. Enjoy! |
