Areas which get little or no sun
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Low maintenance evergreen shade-tolerant container climbers for UK
I'm new to gardening and looking for a some climbers to put in my North facing lightwell. It is very sheltered and gets a little bit of sun in the summer evenings. I have bought two very large ...
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Shade-tolerant climbers?
I'm hoping someone has had good experience with a climber that tolerated partial to full shade? Most climbing flowers seem to need full sun, but we have a space in our backyard that would look great ...
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What to plant in a shady London small area?
What shall I plant in the 4m² soil area in front of a London house? I want something beautiful and that needs minimal care. Also it shouldn't grow taller than 1m. The house is located South-East from ...
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Ideas for a good green mulch for a shady area?
I'm trying to start cultivating a shady plot of dirt where nothing currently grows. The soil is quite compacted, and I think the first thing we need is a green mulch or cover crop that will do well in ...
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Does an Eastern Redbud tolerate partial shade?
I'm thinking of replacing an ugly evergreen shrub in my front yard with a flowering tree of some kind. The location on which I'll be placing the tree is overshaded by some very large old oaks, so I'm ...
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What is the best shade tree to shade the front of my house?
What type of tree(s) should I plant to provide the best shade on a two-story house?
I would like to provide as much shade as possible on the red square below:
The part I'm most concerned about is ...
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What can I grow in a very damp, shaded part of the garden?
I have a small flower bed which is in a very shaded corner. It never gets any direct sunlight, and tends to be very damp (although it's well-drained - but the water never evaporates).
I'd like to be ...
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Can I plant Morning Glory at any time (in USDA Zone 10)?
It's late Jan now. I want to plant a climbing vine on my second-floor, east-facing, balcony railing to give a little shade in the morning. Come Spring and all through to the Fall, that morning sun ...
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What are the best deciduous shade trees for Phoenix, Arizona?
I'm looking for a medium sized deciduous shade tree to plant in Phoenix, Arizona to shade part of my house. It needs to be deciduous so that it will let the sun through in the winter and provide shade ...
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What are some tall, narrow perennials suited for dry soils, sun & shade?
I have an herb garden that stays quite dry. Although this garden is in the notoriously wet Pacific Northwest (USDA zone 8a), it is against a two story south-facing brick wall, under a large overhang, ...
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Tree suggestions for providing some shade for house (Seattle, WA)
There's been another question asked about trees for shading a house, but I have some different criteria (plus a different climate).
I'm planning on landscaping an area that's next to my house that's ...
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Vegetables to grow with limited sunlight
Our backyard receives limited sunlight due to three massive trees in a small area. There is only about 2 hours of direct sunlight per day to my vegetable patch.
Could I get some suggestions for ...
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What is a good frugal method for providing shade to fruit-bearing vines?
What is a good and, hopefully, frugal solution for providing shade to long vines?
In my case, I'm dealing with pumpkin vines on the ground.
I imagine a combination of sheets and chicken wire might ...
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Perennial Shade Grass
My Fescue Grass does fine here in my shady South Carolina yard. However, it needs to be re-seeded every year or it gets bare patches. Are there any alternatives that do not involve buying more seed ...
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What is a fast-growing deciduous tree for shading house in summer? (Long Island, NY)
My town recently took down a large 80 year old maple tree that sat on the south side of my house. Unfortunately that tree provided much-needed shade and now I have already noticed very high ...
