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Shady DoingsShady Doings<div class="ExternalClassC8CFB497CD34480399407476371C1D04"><p>​This container design is a good choice for a shady spot that is sheltered from the wind.</p></div>https://growgreenguide.ca/designs/PlansPic/_w/ShadeyDoingsThumb_jpg.jpg, https://growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/_w/ShadeyDoingsThumb_jpg.jpg113<div class="ExternalClass84A76694AE7A45739A2B38DECDA3434E"><p>To properly maintain your container, and for best results: </p><ul><li>Prepare the container with a good quality soil suitable for containers (e.g. 3-parts potting mix to 1-part well-rotted compost). There should be a minimum soil depth of 30 cm for perennials, 45 cm for shrubs and 60 cm for trees. </li><li>Every spring, apply 2.5 cm of good quality compost to your container (try not to pile it up around woody stems).</li><li>Remove weeds as required, and inspect for pests and disease every week or two in the spring and summer. </li><li>Ensure the container has adequate drainage and that plants receive a minimum of 5 cm of water weekly during the spring and summer. </li><li>Remove and compost 'spent' blooms and leaves in the fall.</li><li>Prune only to remove misplaced or damaged stems as needed during the summer. The plants suggested here should not require pruning to reduce size. </li></ul> </div><div class="ExternalClassA2BFF34C342E441C8D2169D9D1C806B5">1. This presentation does not reflect coordinated flowering time<br>2. Container shown is 0.4m wide and 1.2m long<br> </div>https://growgreenguide.ca/designs/PlansPic/ShadyDoings.jpg, https://growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/ShadyDoings.jpghttps://growgreenguide.ca/designs/PlansPic/ShadyDoingsAerial.jpg, https://growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/ShadyDoingsAerial.jpg

 

 

Japanese spurge (Pachysandra terminalis)Japanese spurge (Pachysandra terminalis)pt40 cm1.00000000000000GP0|#ade23789-e45a-4eae-93e3-d51a70c20fe9;L0|#0ade23789-e45a-4eae-93e3-d51a70c20fe9|Japanese Spurge;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
toad lily (Tricyrtis formosana)toad lily (Tricyrtis formosana)tf45 cm1.00000000000000GP0|#37856a17-6369-464f-8e73-02aa758d1ce0;L0|#037856a17-6369-464f-8e73-02aa758d1ce0|White Wood Aster;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#c3afdae4-6ca2-4248-867f-845873a9c86b;L0|#0c3afdae4-6ca2-4248-867f-845873a9c86b|Toad Lily;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
deer fern (Blechnum spicant)deer fern (Blechnum spicant)bs45 cm1.00000000000000GP0|#1ef9dbd3-951b-4dc2-a56d-7833ceedb8ee;L0|#01ef9dbd3-951b-4dc2-a56d-7833ceedb8ee|Maidenhair Spleenwort;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#76ca7182-36c6-4806-bde5-40dc172626a6;L0|#076ca7182-36c6-4806-bde5-40dc172626a6|Deer Fern;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df

 

 

Shady DoingsShady Doings<div class="ExternalClassC8CFB497CD34480399407476371C1D04"><p>​This container design is a good choice for a shady spot that is sheltered from the wind.</p></div>https://growgreenguide.ca/designs/PlansPic/_w/ShadeyDoingsThumb_jpg.jpg, https://growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/_w/ShadeyDoingsThumb_jpg.jpg113<div class="ExternalClass84A76694AE7A45739A2B38DECDA3434E"><p>To properly maintain your container, and for best results: </p><ul><li>Prepare the container with a good quality soil suitable for containers (e.g. 3-parts potting mix to 1-part well-rotted compost). There should be a minimum soil depth of 30 cm for perennials, 45 cm for shrubs and 60 cm for trees. </li><li>Every spring, apply 2.5 cm of good quality compost to your container (try not to pile it up around woody stems).</li><li>Remove weeds as required, and inspect for pests and disease every week or two in the spring and summer. </li><li>Ensure the container has adequate drainage and that plants receive a minimum of 5 cm of water weekly during the spring and summer. </li><li>Remove and compost 'spent' blooms and leaves in the fall.</li><li>Prune only to remove misplaced or damaged stems as needed during the summer. The plants suggested here should not require pruning to reduce size. </li></ul> </div>

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