Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Yardening end of April 2014 continuation, 1 by CatMint20906

CatMint20906 wrote:
LOL--yes perfect for my Death Bed! :-D

SSG, if you can dig between the roots near the wall, then maybe try a skimmia? It's been one of the few things that has worked for me in my similar spot. I have a couple photos from last year.

In the second photo, you can see it in the back center, and in the first photo is a close-up of the berries. I'll try to get a better photo of it today. This particular 'cultivar' has both male and female plants grafted on--the female has the berries, and the male part has tiny white flowers. The berries need the male white flowers nearby in order to fruit.

In addition to this male/female blend, I also have a small 'male' skimmia plant which I got as a plug late last summer and it has been growing slowly but steadily. Would you like to try it? It doesn't bear fruit--just the tiny white flowers--but it might work in your spot. I'll try to get a photo later.