About This Episode
A reader needs help with filling an empty garden space.
Plus Grumpys gripe of the week.
Question Of The Week
“I have an emptygarden bedthat runs alongside our garage.
It is about 10 feet long and two feet wide, and gets only morning sun.
What can I plant there besides climbers?
Some really easy to grow evergreen ferns areAutumn Fernand Holly Fern.
I think those would be good.
It’s a really nice way to add some color to your landscape.
Flirt Nandina:Another one would be a small shrub called Flirt Nandina.
Very easy to grow, hard to kill.
Hellebores:Other plants that you could plant in there would be Hellebores.
Hostas:Of course, Hostas would be good in there.
And, really put a pop of of color in a small spot like that.
So those would be some suggestions rather than using hydrangeas.
And I can’t stand it, so now I’m here to reveal the truth.
The myth that’s going around isNandinaskill birds.
Now, people have strong feelings about Nandinas.
And they give you color in a time when everything else is brown and gray, right?
About Ask Grumpy
Ask Grumpyis a podcast featuring Steve Bender, also known asSouthern LivingsGrumpy Gardener.
