I have this beautiful flowering dogwood in my garden. Over the years, I’ve been very attentive to the dishes they press that try to grow every year. That’s why I can stand comfortably under it.
One year I carefully observed the path of the sun around the earth. I wanted to plant a ring of flowers around it and see how much light it needed.
I noticed two important things. One tree was in leaf so late that I could safely plant tulips around the tree. The second was that there was enough light all summer long because I wasn’t limited to only deep humatic plants!
My two favorite plants for shade and semi-shade are coleus and caladium. They have such beautiful leaves in various colors. They are staples that add color shade colors.
Alas, I don’t live in a country where either the caladium or the coleus will survive the winter. I’m not saying that digging and rapping inside is in general something less. A friend of mine once gave me gladiolus bulbs and told me they were sure to dig them up over the winter. I could not remember where it was planted. No matter where they came. I think he didn’t want that.
Anyway, I decided to plant a dusty miller around my tree. If you are not familiar with this plant, it is a cute plant that is about 10 inches tall and has nothing but leaves. It shines with dull silver leaves. They are absolutely beautiful and are often used as a backdrop for cups and vases.
I planted the dusty pastry almost entirely around the tree leaving only open dead space in the front center. There I planted a beautiful coleus. He grew there, and there was a powder mill. When it first started to get gold, I wrapped all about 10 inches of the leaves. Next sese powder pistil and tulips were beautiful. I added a new collector.
It must be remembered here that if I had not watched that light around the tree, and if I had not paid attention when that tree came into leaf, I would never have planted what I planted in that place. I would have stuck to the very old humatic plants and missed the color and texture.
Many people make a mistake when they move to a new location immediately landscaping. You have to live there all year round to observe the changes of the seasons. You need to work out where the wet spots are, the too dry spots and how the light reaches certain areas. Do this, and you will know what to plant and what to plant.
