Hydrangeas: Purple Lace Cap Hydrangea, 1 by pirl

pirl wrote:
Last year I had my helper remove many holly trees and three butterfly bushes. That made a huge difference in the garden with many of the lilies. I won't remove any of the 14 pines since they're my main shade.

I was always trying for the impossible, too, Marie, and I deluded myself into believing if I planted dahlias in shade they'd still get enough sunshine to bloom. Then a friend told me, point blank, that if I wanted dahlias to do well they'd need full sun. That led to my moving over 100 daylilies and my shoulder is still not right after six years.

Now I have the urge to put a shade plant in probably more sun than it wants.

I doubt we can ever be pleased!