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deborahg
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Username: Deborahg
Post Number: 651
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 12:21 pm: |     |
I love them and as we have lots of shade (mostly occupied by straggly half-dead pachysandra or bug-eaten hostas) I was thinking of putting some in. Any tips from fern-gardeners? What types do best in Maplewood soil/conditions? Are they (hopefully) effort-free?
Note: You've heard of weekend gardeners--I'm kind of a "seasonal" gardener, in that I spend 1-2 days a season working on it. Pathetic, I know, but with three kids and a full-time job I am lucky I have time to take a shower. So, any suggestions for plants that thrive on total neglect would be most helpful. |
tjohn
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Username: Tjohn
Post Number: 1693
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 12:28 pm: | |
Depends on the soil conditions. Cinnamon ferns and interrupted ferns prefer moist soil. New York ferns or hay-scented ferns do well in drier soil. Sensitive ferns do well in moist soil but may tolerate drier soil.
I have proceeded by trial and error. Darwin determines the plants that proper in our garden.
Feel free to schedule a garden tour. |
thegoodsgt
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Username: Thegoodsgt
Post Number: 277
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - 8:17 am: | |
Check out http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/shade/. Also, a quick Internet search for "shade gardens" or something similar will turn up loads more information.
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