The shade garden has stood barren for the last six months as Autumn and Winter passed through. With the days growing longer and the temperature rising, I see subtle signs of life in the shade garden, an area that took much planning and coaxing to make it the retreat it is today. I must have planted two or three complete gardens there in the last few years, but nothing made it through a season. Finally, research was done, and education about plants that thrive in shade was completed, and the results were wonderful. Now, small trees co-exist with cherry trees and large Douglas Fir, and a small Honey Locust is coming along, as is the Heucheria and Weigela. I have an old antique plow as the focal point, with bird houses hanging above it, and a 'stream' of small rocks cascading down the slight incline.
In the heat of summer, it's a great place to put your lounge chair and tip back a glass of lemonade, enjoying the cool shelter this area provides.
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