Shade Gardening: ground cover for shade, 1 by rcn48

rcn48 wrote:
woodspirit, Epimedium would work - although it would take a couple of years to fill in, it's even pretty without the blooms.

This is a picture taken last May - This is 'Frohnleiten', a yellow flowering Epimedium, showing the old foliage (green) and fresh new growth in spring.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/76532/index.html

There are so many nice ones to choose from. E. x 'Rubrum' has proved vigorous in our gardens.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/62505/index.html

Thinking a nice companion planting of some of the larger Hostas would love this space to spread their "wings" and you could add a few Rhodos or Azaleas to anchor the top of the bank with the Epimediums along the edges.

This message was edited Mar 1, 2006 6:45 AM