Jim, love your channel! I live in oklahoma (zone 7). The house faces north and a 4 foot strip along the foundation never gets any sun. Do you have any ideas for shrubs (4'-6') that can take full shade and winter winds? Thank you.
Hello, I garden in a 7b and I have heard that Astilbe are very finicky and hard to get them to really bloom well. Do you have any recommendations concerning them? I have watched a lot of your videos and I appreciate your feedback. Thanks for making these videos. We have moved to a really shady place and there are not a lot of videos about shade gardens. Keep us updated please.
I have a huge shade area and have problems with rot as it holds a good deal of moisture. I added a dry creek bed to alleviate some of that, but still have some root rot that killed some solomon's seal, Lungwort (twinkle toes) even Hosta. what do you mean by "elevating" plants to help that situation out? Thanks much. I enjoy your videos.
Jim enjoy your Chanel. Just bought a "new" home a resale over 20 years needs lots of refreshing, thinning etc. didn't want to start from nothing loved the base and lots of trees. Now love the trees but my back yard is like almost full shade all islands other than a large patio. The patio does get some sun. The backside facing NE and I'm inn7B north of Atlanta just about an hour. I have no shade real experience. I'm looking at this one but I have more shade. Any suggestions?
How about an update? Be nice to see 2 years growth. Finally planting huge hostas, grasses, hellebore I've kept in pots as a renter. It's an ongoing project.
I can’t wait to see the finished project with the path and mondo grass. Have you ever discussed planting around existing trees and avoiding the tree roots? My shady area that I would like to plant is the wooded area at the edge of the grass and everywhere I dig I hit roots.
There are a lot of varieties that seem less stable than others. A lot of these are simply different leaves that were observed by someone and then propagated. Those plants can sometimes just return back to the parent plant. You need to cut that stuff out quickly. A sport is from the roots and a reversion is on the plant itself. Both have the same result. Carissa Hollies actually do that.
LOVE this for a shade area. Would love to see it now, years later.
Very nice. You make great videos with lots of information. It's helping me with my home farm landscaping projects in Iowa. Keep them coming.
Jim, any coral bells are all beautiful . I have many . great job. Bennie
Looking good, Jim!!
Just got turned on to coral bells this year. Beautiful plants. I just planted some last week. Melting fire was the name. Beautiful red foliage
I sell melting fire at my garden center. That is a good one. Thanks for watching.
HortTube with Jim Putnam the sales person at the nursery said they would be ok in part/full sun. Do you know if they will be ok if kept watered?
I should have said in the video that the further north you go the more sun they can take.
HortTube with Jim Putnam great news! I’m on pretty much the north coast of Ohio. Thank you!
Jim, love your channel! I live in oklahoma (zone 7). The house faces north and a 4 foot strip along the foundation never gets any sun. Do you have any ideas for shrubs (4'-6') that can take full shade and winter winds? Thank you.
Oakland and snails/slug loved my hostas
thanks again, enjoy video
Thanks for watching
I enjoyed the video,it helped me out a lot.
Hello, I garden in a 7b and I have heard that Astilbe are very finicky and hard to get them to really bloom well. Do you have any recommendations concerning them? I have watched a lot of your videos and I appreciate your feedback. Thanks for making these videos. We have moved to a really shady place and there are not a lot of videos about shade gardens. Keep us updated please.
I garden in shade zone 7a. Astilbes haven't ever done well for me. Tiarrella, heuchera, hosta, hellebore, grasses are easy for shade.
I have a huge shade area and have problems with rot as it holds a good deal of moisture. I added a dry creek bed to alleviate some of that, but still have some root rot that killed some solomon's seal, Lungwort (twinkle toes) even Hosta. what do you mean by "elevating" plants to help that situation out? Thanks much. I enjoy your videos.
Would def practice some mounding. Maybe use native limbs to make small raised areas.
Great video. I want to plant some flowers and evergreens in my back-front yard . suscribed
Jim enjoy your Chanel. Just bought a "new" home a resale over 20 years needs lots of refreshing, thinning etc. didn't want to start from nothing loved the base and lots of trees. Now love the trees but my back yard is like almost full shade all islands other than a large patio. The patio does get some sun. The backside facing NE and I'm inn7B north of Atlanta just about an hour. I have no shade real experience. I'm looking at this one but I have more shade. Any suggestions?
Thank you for sharing!
If you can I’d like to see what you do to that fence. I have a similar worn out fence and would like ideas on how to improve its appearance
How about an update? Be nice to see 2 years growth. Finally planting huge hostas, grasses, hellebore I've kept in pots as a renter. It's an ongoing project.
What is in the back corner.
I can’t wait to see the finished project with the path and mondo grass.
Have you ever discussed planting around existing trees and avoiding the tree roots? My shady area that I would like to plant is the wooded area at the edge of the grass and everywhere I dig I hit roots.
Where is your garden center located? I’m in NC and I believe you are too?
Do u recommend using gypsum in the soil for 7B?
I am wondering if you could explain why you have Hosta sports and reversions I didn't know about this and how common it is
There are a lot of varieties that seem less stable than others. A lot of these are simply different leaves that were observed by someone and then propagated. Those plants can sometimes just return back to the parent plant. You need to cut that stuff out quickly. A sport is from the roots and a reversion is on the plant itself. Both have the same result. Carissa Hollies actually do that.
Good to know thank you!
What was the yellow bush / tree in the video ?
It is a Florida Sunshine illicium. I have a video a few months back on it.