Shade Gardening: Shade garden ideas please! , 2 by Weerobin

Weerobin wrote:
Moist shade is perfect for some of the shade-tolerant grasses and grass-like plants.
You might consider including some of them.
Here are some examples from my yard:

#1 acorus gramineus minimus aureus is a slowly spreading 2-3" tall bright gold grass.
Very cute.
#2 is carex siderosticha Island Brocade. Looks nice in the ground or here in a pot.
#3 shows comparison between the golden liriope PeeDee Ingot and dwarf mondo grass (ophiopogon).
The latter is deep green and fills in slowly, just 2-3" tall. The liriope is taller, maybe a foot or more.
I like the combination. I also have black mondo and white variegated, which are interesting.
#4 is hakonechloa in a shade garden.
#5 shows how substantial hakonechloa can get - I really love it. This is All Gold.

This message was edited Nov 10, 2012 7:15 AM