Anonymous
Post 06/14/2018 16:57     Subject: What to plant against house in shade?
Trillium, Solomon's Seal
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2018 13:46     Subject: What to plant against house in shade?
Hydrangea or azaleas for anchor plants.

Astilbe, bleeding heart, lily of valley, ferns, coral bells are all good perennial flowers.
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2018 23:37     Subject: What to plant against house in shade?
Bunnies and deer also LOVE hosta. My hostas in the front yard (also north side of my house) barely get 3 leaves all summer thanks to the snackers who stop by.
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2018 23:32     Subject: What to plant against house in shade?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's on the north side of the house and near a big tree so it gets very little sun. It's about 2 to 3 feet wide and the length of the garage. I planted a few hostas but they did not get large. When the hostas die back, it's just bald there except for moss.



Hostas (there are thousands of types) can be miniature or five feet across (Guacamole, Sum & Substance, Stained Glass, etc.). SO some hostas simply will not get as large as you may like because you chose the wrong hosta. Also, while many hostas like shade, many of them, most of the lighter colored ones, do well in filtered and sunlit spots - I would suggest you try hostas again - when they died back as they will during winter, then put in some winter color like pansies. Or add in some evergreen plants with the hostas.


I have a sum and substance hosta but it only has like 3 leaves on it.



Is it young? I have some some at least six feet across. Are you putting manure on top? The record is ten feet across. The record-holding 'Sum and Substance' hosta plant measures a whopping 114 inches (almost 10 feet) across and stands at a height of 4 feet. This particular Hosta 'Sum and Substance' was planted in 1986 and reached that top tier size seven years later
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2018 23:31     Subject: What to plant against house in shade?
If there's just moss the tree roots might be interfering with growth. Is it a silver maple?
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2018 22:34     Subject: What to plant against house in shade?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's on the north side of the house and near a big tree so it gets very little sun. It's about 2 to 3 feet wide and the length of the garage. I planted a few hostas but they did not get large. When the hostas die back, it's just bald there except for moss.



Hostas (there are thousands of types) can be miniature or five feet across (Guacamole, Sum & Substance, Stained Glass, etc.). SO some hostas simply will not get as large as you may like because you chose the wrong hosta. Also, while many hostas like shade, many of them, most of the lighter colored ones, do well in filtered and sunlit spots - I would suggest you try hostas again - when they died back as they will during winter, then put in some winter color like pansies. Or add in some evergreen plants with the hostas.


I have a sum and substance hosta but it only has like 3 leaves on it.
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2018 04:11     Subject: What to plant against house in shade?
Anonymous wrote:It's on the north side of the house and near a big tree so it gets very little sun. It's about 2 to 3 feet wide and the length of the garage. I planted a few hostas but they did not get large. When the hostas die back, it's just bald there except for moss.



Hostas (there are thousands of types) can be miniature or five feet across (Guacamole, Sum & Substance, Stained Glass, etc.). SO some hostas simply will not get as large as you may like because you chose the wrong hosta. Also, while many hostas like shade, many of them, most of the lighter colored ones, do well in filtered and sunlit spots - I would suggest you try hostas again - when they died back as they will during winter, then put in some winter color like pansies. Or add in some evergreen plants with the hostas.
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2018 00:26     Subject: What to plant against house in shade?
Ostrich ferns
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2018 17:22     Subject: What to plant against house in shade?
Hydrangea, coral bells, ferns.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2018 17:09     Subject: Re:What to plant against house in shade?
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Anonymous
Post 05/24/2018 14:55     Subject: What to plant against house in shade?
Azaleas, hydrangeas
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2018 14:54     Subject: What to plant against house in shade?
Azaleas, hydrangeas
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2018 14:38     Subject: What to plant against house in shade?
I would try liriope and vinca.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2018 13:52     Subject: Re:What to plant against house in shade?
Rhododendrums are lovely if there's enough sun.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2018 13:44     Subject: What to plant against house in shade?
It's on the north side of the house and near a big tree so it gets very little sun. It's about 2 to 3 feet wide and the length of the garage. I planted a few hostas but they did not get large. When the hostas die back, it's just bald there except for moss.