Australian and New Zealand Gardening: TEA ROOM #42, 1 by 77sunset

77sunset wrote:
A question ... I need suggestions as to what I can plant under the benches in my last epi shadehouse. It gets good light all year and no direct hot sun. I was going to underplant with broms but as the benches are treated pine, I hesitate . I have a fern, a small bushy begonia and a piece of rhoe already there.. The area is large and in 2 pieces. One around 12' x 4' and the other about 10' x 7' after allowing for walk space which I will pinebark.. I just know there are lots of suggestions out there. Whatever goes there will get cold and wet in winter and dry in summer. There will be runoff from watering the pots above and any dripping from the treated pine slats.
Jean.
zygo Santa Cruz.