Comments for Northern Shade Gardening

Comment on Flower Planters in Shade by Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:15:02 +0000

Mary, in the planters you can squeeze the plants a little closer than you would in the garden, especially with annuals or tender plants that are just for the one season. If you have any questions about any of the plants feel free to ask.

Comment on Crocus ‘Yellow Mammoth’ by Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:11:29 +0000

Mariana, the little crocus flowers do make a pretty golden sea in the garden.

Comment on Flower Planters in Shade by mary

mary — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:51:23 +0000

hello Northern Shade !

I never thought of seing such a lovely plants aside from seing it from a green houses that i visited, yours have the most colorful and greenest yard i can imagine , i truely love your pots color arrangement or combination, i would really like to learn from you how to maintain and plant this flower for a prety show on my sandy and rocky ground pls help me , im from minnesota and im in zone 3 .

looking forward in your pretty garden again
thanks ,
mary

Comment on Crocus ‘Yellow Mammoth’ by M/S Design Mariana

M/S Design Mariana — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:09:15 +0000

Vilka mängder du har, det är som ett hav av krokus!!!
Vackert med all det gula!
Hälsningar
Mariana

Comment on Crocus ‘Yellow Mammoth’ by Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:13:21 +0000

Marit, the little flowers good in larger groups to show up in the garden. The early flowers bring a lot of joy, so I have quite a few.

Comment on Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ by Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:11:34 +0000

Donna, I'm not sure of the blue flowers in that photo, but I have planted blue flowered scilla (squill) bulbs that flower in spring under some Hydrangea, but not when the shrub is in bloom. One perennial that would work well is Geranium 'Rozanne'. The hardy geranium doesn't mind the shade, and 'Rozanne has blue flower from summer into fall, so they would flower with 'Annabelle'. I have some photos of Geranium 'Rozanne' under a lilac shrub.

Comment on Crocus ‘Yellow Mammoth’ by Marit

Marit — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:02:06 +0000

You have an impressive amount of crocus! Your photos are so nice with all these crocuses. They are so beautiful when there are so many together.

Comment on Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ by Donna

Donna — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:42:10 +0000

Hi Donna,
I saw the same picture with the annabelle hydrangeas in a row with the dark blue flowers peaking through. I wish i had book marked it too. Will you let me know if you find out what the blue flowers are. I loved the look.
Donna

Comment on Crocus sieberi Pretty Flowers on Petite Plants by Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:28:51 +0000

Ms S, I like the crowded look of crocus, as they look like little bouquets in the garden. I really enjoyed the early crocus in the lawn, too, since they brightened the dull looking dormant grass.

Comment on Crocus sieberi Pretty Flowers on Petite Plants by Ms S

Ms S — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:09:19 +0000

I love the tight plantings of your crocus. They are stunning in such large bunches. We planted our first last year, ‘snow bunting’, in our lawn and they were a treat while we waited for the grass to green. I really think the way to go though is to do a mass planting like yours for impact. Very cheerful!