Evening star., 1947-10-26

ough the leaves of a towering tree.
baeD is a low-growing Ito 2 feeD
evergreen that has attractive flowers
in the spring and snowy bronze
foliage in the winter. It likes a
shady situation with plenty of. leaf
mold and moisture. Under such
conditions it will tip-layer Sand
spread.
The blueberries are useful. shade
loving bushes and could be well
added to the shady garden. How
ever, do not expect too much in the
way of fruit for the birds and the
squirrels enjoy the delicious berries
just as much as you do. Give them
quantities of leaf mold If you want
them to thrive. +,
Among the larger shrubs for the
shady garden are the dogwoods
(Cornus)-Florida, panicled, mas,
stolonifera, etc. The common ma
tive dogwood (Cornus florida and its
red sport) is only one of many
kinds that We, may grow here.
Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dog
wood is the earliest to flower in the
spring. 1t has fuzzy yellow bios
SONS. The Kousa dogwood &C.
kousa) is very similar to. the COM
mon species, but lacks the green
spot at the tip of each petal and
flowers a bit later in the spring.
The others mentioned above are
grown largely for their brightly COL
ored bark.
The earliest of the Towering
shrubs is the witchhazel CHama-
melis virginiana), whose fuzzy yel-
low blossoms appear almost before
the snow has melted. 1t is vigor-
Gus growing shrub, but the blossoms
are not very conspicuous, The
spicebush Hindera is more at
tractive in that the tiny yellow
flowers are produced in abundance
and it has attractive fruits in the
fall. However, both of these shrubs
need abundant moisture to thrive.
The coralberry and the snowberry
(Symphoricarpos) thrive in light
shade and their snowy fruits make
them desirable for the garden. How
ever, the coralberry under favorable
growing conditions becomes more or
less of weed, requiring regular at
tention to keep it within bounds if
space is limited. 1t is an excellent
soil holder on slopes.
Holly Thrives in Shade.
The CAthra or summersweet
thrives in light shade and is an in
teresting fragrant shrub. In favor
able situations it will do very well in
full sun. but it needs ample moisture
to thrive. Of the hollies. the ink
berry Glex glaba). winterberry II
verticillata) and common holly Il.
opaca) all thrive in shade, but the
first two need both shade and mois-
ture to do we'll The inkberry, as its
name implies, has black fruit while
the winterberry has excel e n t
punches of bright red berries. Both
of these hollies are deciduous
The viburnums are Well-known
for their adaptation to shady situa-
tions. There are several species and
they have both attractive foliage
and fruits The hobblebuSh (V
alnifolium), the withe-rod (V. cas-
sinoides), the arrow-wood, ". den.
tatum) and the Candy (V. pubescens
var canbyD are most frequently
mentioned as being adapted to the
shade. However, the fragrant vi
burnum (V. carlesD is one of the
most attractive that may be found
in local gardens. The deep pink.
richly fragrant flowers in the early
spring are most delightful.
The Oregon hollygrape (Mahonia
aquifoliumD is attractive and useful
in the shady garden but must be
protected from winter sun and
winds. Both the fruits and the BIOS
SONS are interesting. The Towering
raspberry (Rubus odoratus) Is well
adapted to our shady gardens. Other
shrubs that need mention in passing
are the jetbead (Rhodotypos scan
dens), the bush honeysuckle uoni-
cera tartarica) and the flrethorn
(Pyracantha coccinea lalandD.
The two best evergreenS for the
shady garden are the yews (Taxus
spsD and the Canadian hemlock
CTsuga canadensis). Bot thrive in
shady situations and given sufficient
moisture make attractive plants, but
the hemlock is a strong grower and
should not be used in small space
unless the gardener is willing to keep
it well pruned.
There are many other shrubs
adapted to the shady situation, as
walk through the nearby woods will
show However, it is believed that
the shrubs listed here will provide
selection that should meet the
needs of most gardeners. Certainly
they provide a variety of flowers,
berries, foliage and bark SO that the
shady garden may be attractive at
all seasons.