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sweetlebee Joined: 5/09/2005 Location: Posts: 19587	Posted: May/05/2008 8:07 AM PST I grasshoppa too, karslinky. Also movingwoman, since I'm constantly moving plants around trying to get it right. You know, I hated that leopard plant when Rick picked it out. I'm totally into fine delicate plants. But look what that leopard did for that arrangement. It's now the focal point of my shade bed. I now have a rodgersia in there that I'm really excited about. I didn't really have room for it but I was offered a piece of it so I took it. My cimicifuga sat and did nothing behind that leopard plant for 3 years. Last month I moved it across the yard under my trees and it's finally leafing out like crazy! Crossing my fingers that I get flowers this year! Quote \| Reply \| Report

sweetlebee Joined: 5/09/2005 Location: Posts: 19587	Posted: May/05/2008 8:27 AM PST Quote: Originally posted by Aurora For a great WOW i suggest cardinal flower. It loves moist shade, has gorgeous red blooms. I also love my fatsia- it looks very tropical, but can get large Sweetle, Where did you get the leopard plant and the himalayan fern? I really like those. I missed this, Aurora. Sorry! We got the leopard plant (farfugium) at a local nursery and the fern from a fern grower. I think the fern would be easy to find. I have seen farfugiums in the Plant Delight catalog. Quote \| Reply \| Report

Aurora Joined: 4/24/2008 Location: Chesapeake VA Posts: 1954	Posted: May/05/2008 12:13 PM PST Thanks sweetle. I'll have to keep my eye out for both. I wonder if Smithfield Gardens has or can get them...? Oops, Thinking and typing Quote \| Reply \| Report

txrose Joined: 3/04/2007 Location: Van, Tx Posts: 2641	Posted: May/05/2008 8:53 PM PST Quote: Originally posted by sweetlebee I have a question. All of your posts recommends that Garden Ideas magazine. Why's that? I think that one is a bh&gardens site...the mag I like is the Garden Gate think it's new...great information. Quote \| Reply \| Report

felicia Joined: 4/21/2008 Location: Statesboro Georgia Posts: 139	Posted: May/28/2008 5:23 PM PST Try the elephant ears. They are really great in a somewhat darker wet place. Good luck. Quote \| Reply \| Report

ajuga Joined: 3/14/2010 Location: raleigh, nc Posts: 2	Posted: Mar/15/2010 8:39 AM PST Well, I would plant aguga. In my experience it does well just about anywhere just so long as the climate is not hot and dry. I use it as a fill in in some spots and just let it takeoff in others. It seems to spread faster in shade. The leaves are attractive enough and the beauty of it in your location is that other plants (like your hosta, or perhaps daffs or tulips will just pop up right thru it in the spring. Very easy to pull out if it steps out of its boundry. Can't believe I forgot to add that it gets pretty purple flowers that grow on a spike in the spring Quote \| Reply \| Report

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