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Author Garden: Window box flowers in shade??? Tipster_Chad Great Gardener Member # 8804 posted                       My new bedroom is going to be in the basement, and my only window faces out underneath the front porch where the "junk" is stored. There's hardly any sun that reaches this place, and I really need some ideas. I'm thinking of a window box because the soil isn't very good there. And it's a bit higher up. Suggestions??? THANKS!!! * * * * -Sarah ZONE 5 "But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully" 2nd Corinthians 9:6 Plants: 79 | From: MI, USA | Registered: Apr 2006  |  Seeded: 4.229.207.157 SpringFever Garden Pro! Member # 8125 posted                       Sarah are you saying not only is the soil bad but it gets not much sun...Hmm that is tough .. maybe chamelion Sp plant , fern good for shade, ...are you planting in a box or under the stairs? * * * * Tonight I am having friends for dinner... Hanibal Lector My Album Plants: 13562 | From: Lawrence,Ma | Registered: Mar 2006  |  Seeded: 66.31.21.34 Tipster_Chad Great Gardener Member # 8804 posted                       I was thinking in a box under the stairs. So it would at least have good soil. And the box would lift it up to the window's height. * * * * -Sarah ZONE 5 "But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully" 2nd Corinthians 9:6 Plants: 79 | From: MI, USA | Registered: Apr 2006  |  Seeded: 4.229.235.230 SpringFever Garden Pro! Member # 8125 posted                       Are they open stairs so you get some sun?? * * * * Tonight I am having friends for dinner... Hanibal Lector My Album Plants: 13562 | From: Lawrence,Ma | Registered: Mar 2006  |  Seeded: 66.31.21.34 SpringFever Garden Pro! Member # 8125 posted                       This is a list I found .. annuals and perrenials that grow in partal shade * * * * Tonight I am having friends for dinner... Hanibal Lector My Album Plants: 13562 | From: Lawrence,Ma | Registered: Mar 2006  |  Seeded: 66.31.21.34 Tipster_Chad Great Gardener Member # 8804 posted                       Well... Yes they would be under open stairs, but No they wouldn't get any sun. It's because the porch pushes the stairs just far enough away that the sun doesn't quite reach the wall... I was hoping for some kind of flower, but a nice big green plant would be just as good. (I just want to block my view of the "junk") I'll go check out that link you posted! Thanks for your help!!! * * * * -Sarah ZONE 5 "But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully" 2nd Corinthians 9:6 Plants: 79 | From: MI, USA | Registered: Apr 2006  |  Seeded: 4.225.245.236 SpringFever Garden Pro! Member # 8125 posted                       Sorry sarah that is the best I could come up with ..Tough area !! * * * * Tonight I am having friends for dinner... Hanibal Lector My Album Plants: 13562 | From: Lawrence,Ma | Registered: Mar 2006  |  Seeded: 66.31.21.34 Tipster_Chad Great Gardener Member # 8804 posted                       yeah... I know. Oh well... I'll find something. THANKS AGAIN!!! * * * * -Sarah ZONE 5 "But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully" 2nd Corinthians 9:6 Plants: 79 | From: MI, USA | Registered: Apr 2006  |  Seeded: 4.225.245.5 RugbyHukr Garden Pro! Member # 5274 posted                       ferns, bleeding hearts, forget-me-nots, bluebells * * * * I love the sweet scents wafting in the breeze. I stop to admire the vibrant colors of all living things. And people think me odd. Then ODD I am!!! http://community.webshots.com/user/flugnash Plants: 1058 | From: SoCal via WV | Registered: Apr 2005  |  Seeded: 134.173.124.46 Pianolady Great Gardener Member # 8918 posted                       begonias? * * * * Plants: 73 | From: Iowa | Registered: Apr 2006  |  Seeded: 68.13.158.197 Tipster_Chad Great Gardener Member # 8804 posted                       THANKS y'all!!! * * * * -Sarah ZONE 5 "But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully" 2nd Corinthians 9:6 Plants: 79 | From: MI, USA | Registered: Apr 2006  |  Seeded: 4.229.207.39

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