Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Can't figure out what to grow here ...., 1 by beckygardener

beckygardener wrote:
This area against the house in my backyard is driving me NUTS!!!

I can't get anything to grow here for very long. It is a shady and damp area. There are plants growing out from the wall about 3-4 feet which have been there for 2 years and are doing great. But I just can't get anything to grow within the 2-3 feet right next to the house. I don't know why.

I had Mona Lavenders growing there for 6 months but they ALL eventually died! :-( And I had numerous other plants that also never made it. Probably my fault because they weren't shade plants or didn't like moist roots. I don't know.

Anyone have a similiar area in your yard that you've found a good plant to put there. I need some serious suggestions. This area always looks so ugly because it's usually bare or the plants are dying or dead.

HELP! Please!

This message was edited Jan 14, 2007 10:59 PM