I have a kerria! It grows like crazy and blooms every spring. Unfortunately, without thinking I planted it near a dogwood that has pink blossoms. Doesn't really go with the yellow :D But it's doing so well that I'm not going to move it because who knows what would happen then!
We've got oak, maple, beech and yellow poplar, very large and a lot of them. In the winter when the leaves are down I'm always fooled into thinking I have more sun than I really do. I can plant spring bulbs with no problems--as long as they're not the kind the deer and squirrels like. I should try Bergenia. The bleeding hearts have gotten huge and come out faithfully every year, I have white violets that have spread everywhere, the hostas do well as do the ferns. And we have some huge old species Rhododendrons and a Korean lacecap hydrangea that seems to be fine in the shade.
I'm also a criminal who has allowed one multiflora rose bush to stay in the yard. It's the only kind of rose that will bloom, but of course it's an invasive. We're near a small park that teems with them so I figure my one bush isn't the tipping point. Not sound practice but...
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Date: 2014-10-06 05:15 am (UTC)We've got oak, maple, beech and yellow poplar, very large and a lot of them. In the winter when the leaves are down I'm always fooled into thinking I have more sun than I really do. I can plant spring bulbs with no problems--as long as they're not the kind the deer and squirrels like. I should try Bergenia. The bleeding hearts have gotten huge and come out faithfully every year, I have white violets that have spread everywhere, the hostas do well as do the ferns. And we have some huge old species Rhododendrons and a Korean lacecap hydrangea that seems to be fine in the shade.
I'm also a criminal who has allowed one multiflora rose bush to stay in the yard. It's the only kind of rose that will bloom, but of course it's an invasive. We're near a small park that teems with them so I figure my one bush isn't the tipping point. Not sound practice but...