After 26 straight days of rain (seriously... I wish I were joking but I'm not!), the sun finally came out today, and you know what that means: time to FINALLY get working in the garden! We lucked out with this house in that the previous owners did a lot of landscaping, so there's very little that's absolutely vital, but there are a few things to be done still.
So...
1. What flowers grow well in mostly-shade to complete shade? I know hostas grow well just about anywhere, but I'm looking for flowers - preferably perennials, but annuals are ok, and the brighter the better. This is for our front yard.
2. Is there anything I can do to encourage/help a rhodedendron that (I'm guessing) wasn't really planted in the best location? It's at the side of the house, which *is* pretty much the sunniest part of the yard, getting mostly-sun to full-sun at various times of the year. But the shrub is kind of flat and sparse and just doesn't look very happy. If I can't bring it back, I'll end up uprooting it next year, I think.
3. Is there a trick to getting grass seed to take? We haven't tried seeding our lawn yet, but just last week we were talking about how difficult it seems to be - any time my mom's tried it, she still just ends up with her normal blotchy lawn. Our lawn looks awful, I'd like to think there's *something* we can do about it.
I think that's all my stupid questions for now. LOL! What to plant in the shade is really the big one: we're having a housewarming party on the 18th, and I'd like to get some plants in before then.
Thanks to anybody who has suggestions!
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