Shade tolerant groundcovers, you will not defeat me
Our backyard is mostly shaded. We removed a bunch of scrubby little trees and bushes when we moved in five years ago and over time have planted grass and built some stone retaining walls. The previous owner "Helen Larson" told us at the closing that nothing would grow back there. We've since come to realize that nothing they told us about the house was very true "there has never been water in the basement" comes to mind, so why believe her about the garden.
Lots of things have grown, very well. Several things have alluded me, including a groundcover. So far I have tried and killed lamium, spurge, epimedium, creeping phlox and most of the adjuga. This year I am trying soapwort.
And look how pretty the columbine is too!












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