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    Archive for the 'Shady Garden' Category

    Mr. Rex

    Friday, July 10th, 2009

    One of my all time favourite plants is the Rex Begonia.  They love shade so you can have them outside over the summer in a shady spot or inside the house with filtered light.  They have exciting foliage from dark purples to pink veins to light greens.  I keep mine in the house just below [...]

    Heuchera!

    Friday, May 22nd, 2009

    Heuchera has got to be my favourite plant of all time!  Grown for it’s vibrant coloured leaves, it can add contrast to any garden.  Landscapers use it since it is so easy to care for and can grow in sun or shade.  It is also called ‘coral bells’ after it’s tiny flowers that come up [...]

    Shady BC Gardens

    Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

    Everybody’s got shady spots.. here’s some great shady annuals that we carry regularily. Tuberous begonias, fibrous begonias, mimulus, fuchsias, impatiens (the BEST!), double impatiens, trailing ivy, lamium, creeping charlie, coleus… all of these things go great in shade. And the nice thing I find with shady planters/ baskets, is that you have to water way [...]

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