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JUNE 2013 HOMES PLUS 6 Flowering perennials for shady garden mer. Some of my favorites include bleeding hearts, columbine, lenten rose, lungwort, pasque flower, perennial geraniums and Jacobs ladder. Use these in combination with each other to cover from early spring to early summer. My gardens start with the pasque flowers and lenten roses in early spring and fill in with the rest as spring progresses into summer. Early summer through summer is next. As my spring perennials start to fade, the summer bloomers start to kick in. These include astilbe, monk's hood, masterwort and perennial geraniums. I like to use different varieties of astilbe, because they all flower at slightly different times, to give me my strongest color. I also like to use the geranium "Rozanne" because it blooms from early summer into fall. The others I just splash around for interest and diversity. I call these head-turners; they surprise people as they walk through the garden. This brings us to late summer through fall. This is the time some gardens are looking tired, but mine are still going strong. I use anemones, cohosh or snakeroot, ligularia, true perennial mums, queen of the prairie, turtle's head and toad lilies. The anemones and ligularia give me the biggest show, but the others FULL SERVICE LAWN CARE MICHAEL TIMM are scattered throughout again for added interest. Of course, the mums give outstanding color as well, especially late in the year. If you're in need of ground covers, I've found the best flowering ones to be vinca and lamium. The vinca blooms in spring and the lamium late spring through fall if you keep up with deadheading. As you can see, I have a lot of shade in my landscape and have found these perennials to give me the best show. Brighten up your shady spots with some of these, but most of all, play around with them and have fun. Happy gardening! • Spring Clean-Up • Fertilization • Lawn Reseeding (Michael Timm is the head horticulturist with Ebert's Greenhouse Village in Ixonia. He can be reached at mtimm@ebertsgreenhouse.com.) Free Estimates Competitive Pricing 262-337-2600 232630002 WAUKESHA – We all know the traditional perennials that grace shady gardens like hostas and ferns, adding great texture, but what if we want more color? Is there anything out there that can add more flower power to the area? The answer is yes. I'm not saying get rid of the hostas and ferns, as they provide great contrast for these flowering plants. Use them in conjunction with each other. First, determine the amount of shade you have. There is everything from deep shade to filtered shade to morning sun. All of these constitute a different type of shade. This will help you determine which plants suit you and your area best. Some plants will grow in all of these areas, but it may affect the amount of flowering you receive. 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