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Page 14 — Halton Hills This Week, Saturday, August 14, 1993 la I By Grace C. Lockwood are) Mace : I Before deciding on what I to plant in a shade garden, nous MEAL represeristve few I you must determine the type 1 873-0300 ‘Blew tered shade with sunlight | flickering through leaves 1 overhead, light shade to var- ious degrees of partial shade such as east and west expo- sures. Also remember that the can try sun-loving plants daylilies along a west exposure. Plants listed as for __ partial shade such as (Hemerocal- lis) and bee balm You can often tell a shade plant by looking at the leaves. A sun loving plant will have thick, fleshy leaves like sedum or small, narrow leaves to con- =7 Selecting plants for the Shade Garden important serve water. The leaves often have small ~~ irs or a A fuzzy cov- ering and may be grey or fiver in aa didym) G ARDEN=' et the sm. ™®§ GRACES * "anaae plant will have large, thin, smooth leaves, often dark green, to absorb as much light as possible. They often overlap each other to create their own shade while I I I I I I I I Country 12 acre I Includes 6 appliances I 10 Min. to Georgetown I , . I I I I I I I 0073 FOR RENT $1100 per mo. at 873-0300 for a FREE MARKET EVALUATION — Susan Carrier* Not intended to solicit properties listed. Res, 877-7937 CHECKTHISOVER to deck - opine with be wired for rare Includes all appliances - 2 wast new wit in kitchen & more. Call Susan toner 873-0400 or 877-7937. $155,000, #0055 NEEDED! Two bedroom condo in the “Sands” for October or November possession Call Susan Carrier* now! LOCATION! LOCATION! Halla ana ve view this upgraded indows, doors, ples ag & else Too, ry vopaint Michi hardwood foo Call Susan Carrier*. $164, *Sales Representative 878-188 GO AHE CUT M (| First Choice Haircutters has always stood for value, quality, service and a fair price. Our KIDSCUTS are'no exception. Prices and styles right in tune with today. WATCH FOR FLYERS with cost cutting coupons in this issue of Halton Hills This Week 1 Mountainview Rd. N. Georgetown a sun lover’s leaves will be arranged in whorls so each leaf catches some sun. Shade plants often make good city plants as well because soot and grime washes off easily in the rain. Three indispensable plants for the shade garden are the hostas, ferns and mosses. Hostas range in size from the tiny “Thumb Nail” with leaves only 1” long to the giant “Blue Umbrellas” and Hosta montana “Aureo-mar- ginata” which cover one square metre per plant. The leaves are bright to dark green, blue-green and some plants have silver and gold variegated leaves. There is a hosta for every location. Generally the variegated varieties like a bit more sun. A bonus are the spikes of lavender or white scented flowers in midsummer. Ferns-also range in size from less than 1/2 meter to over two metres in height but all have delicate foliage that contrasts well with the broad leaved hostas. There are even evergreen shield ferns (Dryopteris dilatata & marginalis) that provide winter color and material for Christmas decorations. These ferns are native to eastern North America. There are also more exotic Japanese painted ferns in shades of bronze, pinkish, silver and gold. Mosses can be used to form a luxuriant green car- pet where grass won’t grow and where it won’t be walked on too often. Moss also.gives garden sculptures _ a soft patina of age. Mois- ture is the key element in establishing a cover of moss. Thoroughly soak the soil, press the moss into the soil and keep moist until estab- lished. Garden sculptures etc. can be painted with a mixture of one part buttermilk to seven parts water with dried moss all blended together. Shade loving flowers include impatiens, begonias, primulas, all native wood- land plants and early bulbs which bloom before the leaves come out. Partial shade allows a much wider range of flowers including columbines, daylilies, lilies, astilbe, geraniums (pelargo- niums and true geraniums), rugosa roses, goatsbeard for moist soil and many others. Trees and shrubs include hemlock, cedar, boxwood, yews, Oregon grape (Maho- nia), viburnums, hydrangeas, summer sweet (Clethra) and daphnes. There are several good books out now on shade gar- dens so if you are interested in creating a shady oasis, check out your local libraries. Georgetown, Ont.