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Category: Starting and Maintaining the Garden | Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:22 pm

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Have been dwelling on the prospects of this shady garden area on my last day of vacation. Woke up to ice on the pond and a crisp day. With so many of the plants small or deciduous in this area I will need to wait until spring to do too much. Somewhere is hidden some painted ferns: Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum' and a dozen or so hosta.

Here is a closer look at some of the plants that are currently dwelling in the new beds.


Stachys byzantina (Lamb's Ears) ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


Ajuga reptans (Carpet Bugleweed, Common Bugleweed) ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


Ajuga bed started ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


Digitalis purpurea (Common Foxglove) volunteers: this was a small strawberry bed, but I wasn't happy with the results so transplanted the strawberries elsewhere. ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


Heuchera 'Marmalade' (Coral Bells) ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


Pieris japonica "Valley Valentine" (purple blooming) with a Galium odoratum (Sweet Woodruff)at its base ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


Pieris japonica (Japanese Pieris, Japanese Andromeda) white blooming ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


Acorus gramineus...I think..an evergreen grass that does well in the shade ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


Blechnum spicant (Deer Fern): nice smaller variety of native fern ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


violets mark where a deciduous fern sleeps ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


baby Polystichum munitum (Western Sword Fern) moved from perrenial garden bed ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


Polystichum polyblepharum (Tassel Fern) in winter: tassled at base noticeable ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


Polystichum makinoi (Makinoi's Holly Fern): glossy leaves and is staying nice this winter ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


big hosta in winter....at base Soleirolia soleirolii (Mother of Thousands, Baby' ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


summer view: Hosta "Francis Williams" ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


winter: Brunnera macrophylla "Jack Frost" (Siberian Bugloss) much prettier in summer ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


summer: Brunnera macrophylla ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


Then I will move some of the following into the area where there is room in the spring (I've been pretty lucky if I get a large enough shovel full. Then some plants don't seem to mind the move).


Achlys triphylla (Vanilla-leaf deer foot)already potted up and just need to get into the ground ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


wild hyacinth ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


Such pretty little bulb flowers, but rather an invasive plant. ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


Pacific trilliums, Trillium ovatum ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


primroses, mother of thousands, and Pacific bleeding hearts ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

Also this big sword fern, and wild ginger that I want to move or divide. The wild ginger is an unknown to me (only had for a couple of years and haven't tried to move or divide it yet). I am guessing it may not take kindly to division.

I am also wondering about maybe planting some hardy cyclamen. They are doing OK in my little protected area between the house and garage. They may be too small to put into a large area where they could get lost.


Polystichum munitum (Western Sword Fern): to be moved to new beds ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


Asarum caudatum (British Columbia Wild Ginger) ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )


Cyclamen hederifolium (Hardy Cyclamen) in bed of mother of thousands ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )










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Kay wrote on Wed Jan 02, 2013 3:01 pm:

You have some beauties there, Jewell!

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AgnesKS wrote on Wed Jan 02, 2013 5:42 pm:

Lovely plants you have, Jewell. Had to leave my house plants outside this year as they were not doing well inside. Think that they've all died as we've been having 15deg F. Will repot them if they manage to survive this spring.

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