WanderingHuman 🇨🇦Apr 23, 2023

I need some #garden #yeggarden ideas for a mostly shady/partly sunny flower bed. I'm working on amending the soil, but where it is, it doesn't retain moisture very well, so does get dry.

Currently has things like creeping Jenny, hostas, a bleeding heart, and some lilies that don't do well and are going to get moved. I usually plant some marigolds & violas, but they don't thrive.

I want to try some climbing flowers with some support posts. Ideas for zone 4, mostly shade climbing flowers?

Show threadDavid Mitchell Apr 24, 2023

@ECityMom

We have a dry shade garden, it can be a challenge.
What has thrived in ours:
Perennial geranium
Solomon’s seal
Ferns
Daylily
Bleeding Heart
Also doing ok:
Euphorbia / Cushion Spurge
Hosta
Ligularia ‘the rocket’
Spirea
Anemone

Show threadWanderingHuman 🇨🇦
@DavidM_yeg my bleeding heart and daylilies are not doing that well there, but maybe it's lack of nutrients in the soil? I plan to add a lot of compost this year. I will definitely have to check out perennial geranium!
Apr 24, 2023 at 1:47pmWeb
Show threadDavid Mitchell Apr 24, 2023

@ECityMom

The geraniums spread on the surface if they’re happy, and are a good way to fill a space, but they’re also very easy to control as they don’t root deeply. If you’re in NEyeg sometime and feel comfortable sharing contact info I could share some, we have lots!

Also, the city has begun their free compost giveaway, you can go to any Ecocentre and fill a 100L container (that’s a big garbage bin). You can generally go back as often as you want too (the limit is just to prevent abuse)