Very Small Evergreen Low Maintenace Plants for Shade Foundation Gardens

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  • Опубліковано 30 лис 2024

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  • @esli44
    @esli44 Рік тому +11

    I loved these two videos for small shrubs which I needed in both sun and shade conditions. Oh, that little area with your variegated boxwood with all your containers and the surrounding plants in the ground is STUNNING. I had to take a screenshot because all those plants put together is picture perfect. I’ve been learning a lot about plant combinations from your videos and applying it to my own garden. Thank you!

  • @Skypost4ever
    @Skypost4ever Рік тому +4

    Thank you so much for talking about why prostrate yews are a bit more pricey. Such a great shrub for the south but a bit slow start.

  • @mandocool
    @mandocool Рік тому +3

    I’m shopping for “furniture plants” …. Small evergreens that provide structure around the front yard. Thank you for sharing Jim 😎

  • @dianegentry3255
    @dianegentry3255 Рік тому +10

    You just make the most relevant videos!
    Great content! Thanks Jim and Steph!

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  Рік тому +3

      Thank you so much for watching!

  • @sandieweatherup
    @sandieweatherup Рік тому +3

    I have an aspidistra that was a division of a division from the plant my grandmother had in a asian porcelain pot in the 1970's. I almost lost it in the December freeze. Lesson learned, always keep another division in the house.😮

  • @MFgr8
    @MFgr8 Рік тому +3

    Love the specificity of these latest videos.

  • @sammysworld5485
    @sammysworld5485 9 місяців тому

    Hi Jim. Your videos on shade planting has given my garden a new meaning. I’ve now completed a section in my garden I always had a problem with. These videos are so valuable. Thank you! 🙏🏼 ❤

  • @yourpathmatters
    @yourpathmatters Рік тому +1

    I am so glad she is feeding you!

  • @Myfirstgarden
    @Myfirstgarden Рік тому +6

    Great video this is a great video for my current garden needs 😊I like the variegated boxwood you showed. I’m zone 9b very sandy well draining soil so I will keep a look out for these varieties. Thanks!

  • @ramgiberson7180
    @ramgiberson7180 Рік тому +1

    Hello Mr Jim and Stephany

  • @Rougebasque
    @Rougebasque Рік тому +2

    even though Carex is a grass like shrub, it's a nice small evergreen plant.

  • @mkb7997
    @mkb7997 Рік тому +2

    This is best video on this subject that I have seen. Fabulous suggestions!

  • @ericaallen2756
    @ericaallen2756 Рік тому +2

    I have a low growing hedge of Hilda Niblett azaleas all along my North facing, mostly shade, foundation. About 20 total. I wish I could upload a picture to this comment because they are so gorgeous in and out of bloom. They've been in ground for five seasons and are less than a foot tall but have a nice spreading habit; maybe about 2 /12 to 3 feet wide. Love them. A real statement when they are all in bloom; which they do consistently and uniformly every year.

  • @kristywhited8857
    @kristywhited8857 Рік тому +4

    I have the Duke Gardens Yew (group of 3) in zone 6b. They've been in the ground for about 3 years and were doing fine. But December's unusually cold arctic blast did some damage...to one of them especially. Lots of brown dead limbs. I have no idea how to prune these things and how to carve out the dead without making one shrub look totally different than the other two. I actually don't love these plants and was considering replacing with another evergreen. One that prefers wet shade, since I have clematis planted behind them and they are heavy drinkers. :-) But no decision has been made.

  • @kso808
    @kso808 Рік тому +4

    Great selection of plants! I use Japanese plum yews in front of my rhododendrons and nandinas. Great texture combos.

  • @bohnnco
    @bohnnco Рік тому +1

    wakaebisu azalea I think is really nice as well. Just don’t see it much around NC. One thing about aspidistra - I think voles may love it more than hostas. I’ve been planting mine now in wire vole proof baskets and this spring alone I’ve seen a few attempts deterred.

  • @emmaapplegate1970
    @emmaapplegate1970 Рік тому +1

    The plants look beautiful and doable in my garden. Thank you so much for this compilation.

  • @daiseegray9110
    @daiseegray9110 Рік тому +2

    Great information as always 🌼🐝

  • @judymckerrow6720
    @judymckerrow6720 Рік тому +1

    Thanks Jim and Stephany. 🌸💚🙃

  • @katemaria1
    @katemaria1 Рік тому +3

    Mahonia repens (creeping mahonia) works well for me in dry shade in Albuquerque (zone 7b). For me, it doesn't get very tall (less than a foot), but I've seen it at about 18" to 2 feet. It's said to prefer moist, acidic soil, and when I water it, it grows and spreads more quickly, but I have left it completely alone and it just grows more slowly. (Albuquerque is very dry--an average of 8" of rain per year, with alkaline soil). It has yellow flowers in late winter for me, followed by dark blue berries, and the foliage flushes red/bronze over winter. New growth is a lighter green than the medium green mature leaves. Note: I have read that mahonia repens may be invasive in some areas.

    • @sarahhayhurst9944
      @sarahhayhurst9944 Рік тому

      Sounds lovely. I'll look out for it. Thanks for the info 😊

  • @lulubell711
    @lulubell711 Рік тому +1

    You were reading my mind.

  • @thefitzs
    @thefitzs Рік тому +2

    I have 3 prostrate Japanese Plum Yews in my part shade front bed. It DID take quite a while for them to get established but now they're nice and wide and just beautiful!

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  Рік тому +3

      They can definitely be on the slow side!

  • @ericjorgensen8028
    @ericjorgensen8028 Рік тому +1

    Thank you Mr Putnam.
    I have a shady Front porch area to make a planting for (replacing some overgrown hollies)... Lots of good options here. 👍

  • @dwohio8283
    @dwohio8283 Рік тому +1

    Very informative and interesting. Thank you 😊

  • @flowerpixel
    @flowerpixel Рік тому +1

    Awesome list. Im inspired

  • @cece_marie
    @cece_marie Рік тому +2

    I strategically keep medium shrubs in the small range by refusing to water them unless they are desperate. 😂

  • @mariondukes5784
    @mariondukes5784 Рік тому +1

    Hey Jim, @ 1302 in this video, are u training that boxwood to be a topiary? Looks like has been.
    Respectfully
    Marion

  • @twinfin8571
    @twinfin8571 Рік тому +1

    Following all your videos since I’m a new gardener and new to a state which is considerably different then the cold northern states. I’m in 7b Oklahoma. The humidity is killing me! Anyway. I have two azalea plants (I don’t know what kind) that I’d like to move apart and put on either side of a window (which is very low to the ground) and plant something else in the window area. Should I transplant them this fall or next spring after they flower? (If they flower. They aren’t in the best of shape). Thanks so much for your advice.

    • @kinfolks2u
      @kinfolks2u Рік тому

      Transplant them now...a lot of things can be transplanted at any time, but the care of them can be more IF they are moved in the heat. Always prune or shape azalea's after they bloom...or any flowering shrub to maintain size.

  • @sara-anndeterman2043
    @sara-anndeterman2043 8 місяців тому

    Do the Hilda Niblett Azaleas do okay if planted in deep barrels?

  • @josh.kaptur
    @josh.kaptur Рік тому +1

    Jim are you saying just that gardenia, or all gardenias, are more part shade tolerant than their tags say?

  • @Jpatmeadowbrook
    @Jpatmeadowbrook Рік тому +1

    Barberi shrub is now listed as invasive in New Jersey.

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  Рік тому +5

      New varieties are out and more are coming that are sterile.

  • @kenyaamm
    @kenyaamm 8 місяців тому

    What is the exact name for the boxwood? I can’t seem to find it.

  • @LinusCello75
    @LinusCello75 Рік тому +1

    At 0:35, what is the difference between Azalea Chinsoy vs Chinzan?

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  Рік тому +1

      They are the same. Don't know why it has two names, but chinzan has become the one more nurseries seem to be using now.

  • @turtledovesify
    @turtledovesify 7 місяців тому

    Ground cover gardenias zone 4-10

  • @mairwaugus5203
    @mairwaugus5203 Рік тому

    Oh zone 6 🤔

  • @dorindajenkins7825
    @dorindajenkins7825 Рік тому +1

    🙋

  • @jillya8289
    @jillya8289 Рік тому

    Tradescantia