So now, while the leaves are falling and the ground is wet, it’s time to think about dry shade. Really ... now is also a good time to effect one. Garden beds can be worked and planted until ...

Even when young, their roots will crowd garden beds quickly ... its Web site about shade gardening, including ones on annuals, ground covers, screen plants, and wet and dry areas.

Thumbing through garden magazines ... Shrubs that grow well in fairly dry shade — if the bed is prepared well with lots of compost — Oakleaf hydrangeas, azaleas, camellias (both sasanqua ...

Partial shade ... gardens I’ve seen are: 1: A paver patio and walkways under a mature live oak, with light colored river rock mulch between the large roots and mulched ornamental planted beds ...

Different types of shade ... garden after dark. 1. A paver patio and walkways under a mature live oak, with light colored river rock mulch between the large roots and mulched ornamental planted ...

If you have a shade or woodland garden, a path or edge that needs sparkle, or a raised bed or terrace that can ... epimediums are tolerant of dry soil. If leaves crisp up in winter, shear them ...

You may be able to reduce the size of the bare ground by seeding grass along the edge of the bed where there will be more sun. Then plant a ground cover that will tolerate dry shade to fill the ...