We all have problematic areas in our gardens, and a common dilemma for a lot of gardeners is how to deal with consistently wet garden spaces. Today I am sharing with you plant solutions for these problem areas.
I would love for you to share your garden challenges so that we can cover them in future videos! Also, please share any plants that you have found that thrive in your wet garden spaces (be sure to list your hardiness zone for reference).
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I have dry partial shade, and a gopher, any suggestions for flower choices?
I have heavy clay soil throughout my front yard (zone 7B) and unfortunately a lot of low spots. Every time it rains we get water pooling in these areas. Would these spaces be good for bog plants even though they dry up when the rainy season ends?
Love all these plant choices Jenny!! Can you also do one with drought tolerant plants? Thanks so much! š
Not necessarily a problem, but I have recently fallen in love with pollinator-attracting plants. I have north-facing window boxes and pretty much just grow shady annuals. I put an annual salvia in them, which got leggy and pale, but were like bumblebee hotels every night! Are there any shady annuals that attract pollinators so I donāt have to torture more salvia this summer? š
What is the zone best suited for these plants. I live in zone 5, we can have some pretty harsh winters. When you were talking about the hibiscus plants like water, I had always wondered why mine did so well planted in a flower bed without drip irrigation but next to our grass with underground sprinkler. Itās the over spray that has kept it going for 15 years. Itās stunning every year.
Wonderful series. You did state that you were going to cover other problem topics. I grow in a zone 6b in Kanas. We get your summers with the heat and humidity but cold winters. We definitely have dry shade in areas, however one large issue that many of us have, is the cedar trees. They are everywhere! Wonderful for shade, but they do tend to kill anything underplanted or near them! Any suggestions in a future video would be most appreciated.
I agree with you Jenny about Bubblegum! I planted one I had leftover and it was climbing over everything and really big bang for the buck!
I would love to see North facing front yard foundation landscaping! Iām struggling to figure out what perennials to put in the front of my house that gets mostly shade w/ 1-3 hours of sun/day! Zone 6a
I am so excited for this series. THANK YOU! Any info for deer resistant plants in zone 6b (clay soil)
Plants that can grow under and around pines please!
Please speak about Western exposure very hot all afternoon sun! Even sun lovers want to pack up and move! Trying not to go broke watering! Thanks for all of your practical advice.šø I live in Zone 7.
Will you have a series of trees that love wet feet.
How about a video about plants that can tolerate dogs running through them? You have the same dog as me and mine likes to charge through the flower beds
Wet clay soil in shade, located in Virginia zone 7
Living in zone 7B. Perennials that work great in moist to super wet mud and handle the heat are:
1. Lobelia Cardinalis (all varieties)
2. Forget-me-nots (swamp)
3. Swamp milkweed
4. Louisiana Gamecock (Iris)
5. Society Garlic
6. Scarlet Rosemallow (Hibiscus)
7. Winterberry Shrub
Yes!!! Love this idea! Problem solvingā¤
HILLSIDE / Erosion Control plant.
I recently planted a variegated Japanese rush in a very wet location. It's in full sun and looks happy, even putting on some flower spikes. This is a new planting, so we'll see how it does over time in zone 9B. I also need ideas for blazing hot full sun. Great series idea!
I have intense sun in the front yard and early morning sun/mostly shade in the backyard. My soil is very damp and mixed with clay. I am in zone 8a, and we have extreme heat and humidity, so the foliage burns and gets dry, but the roots stay wet! I feel I canāt win!
Love this seriesā¤. I live in zone 8 and have lots of sun against the side of my house and very dry. I would like to have some shrubs there and it is after noon hot sun. Please do a series on something like that. Thanks
Hi Jenny, I live in North Carolina and you know all about our clay soil.. can you please tell us how to amend/ prep the soil before planting any plants/ shrubs.. Also I have few rose plants that I have planted 2 years ago…but they seemed to have sunk down below the ground level a bit.( May be I have planted it a little deeper initially)…can you tell us how i can fix this please.
I have one side of my house that gets no sun & stayed damp . Itās only about 40 feet long , thatās not counting the porch , a/c unit, and house . I canāt plant anything ((that I know of)) that will like those conditions , I want something closer to the house .. Help please !! ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
Hiya Jenny & Jerry, just wanted to drop you a line & say what fabulous idea for a series!!! Loving the boggy/wet feet chapter as it is particularly pertinent to our family home. Our home was built some time between 1912 & 1918. After recently going through a 3 year La-Nina system (and all the rain associated with the La-Nina system), we discovered that all of the underground drainage points (other than sewer) travel approximately 2 feet from the accompanying down-pipe and then just disappear into a gravel pit. Hence we just recently started compiling a list of plants & shrubs which appreciate a wetter/boggier environment.
Keep up the great work!!
Bron
New South Wales
Australia
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I have a steep slope on the side of my driveway and would love some ideas for this space. We took down 3 Bradford pears several years ago, so glad we did! I have one viburnum but would love some other ideas for this area. I tried an evergreen but did not keep up with watering. Itās not irrigated and can stay quite dry and full to part sun. Zone 7b.
I have a front yard that is split down the middle with half shade and half sun. I canāt come up with a plan that makes sense. New to 6b zone.
We do appreciated your help Jenny. My soil is hot and sandy. Iām in Florida zone 9. I have been using compost but boy do I need a lot of it. š
My problem area is dry shade. Not only that, but it is in complete shade all summer until late August, when the sun sits lower in the sky but is still very hot, so that same area is subjected to a couple of hours of very harsh afternoon full sun. On the wet garden space topic, Tony Avant has baptisia planted in wet areas and they are doing very well. I saw it on his baptisia video.
Hi! I would love help with compacted red clay soil. The best plants that thrive in this type of soil, how to amend it and how often to add things like gypsum, etc… Zone 7a
Love this idea!
Clay soil with alkaline pH. Zone 5 . Every plant description wants well drained soil which I don't have