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Container Garden Recipes for Shade


By Ruth Rogers Clausen

deep square container, bucket,
 

Create Architectural Interest

Use plant forms to create architectural interest in your landscape. Here, a fullmoon maple makes a wonderful contrast against mounding plants and its square container.

A. Black mondo grass (Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens') -- 3
B. Fullmoon maple (Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum') -- 1
C. Oxalis vulcanicola 'Zinfandel' -- 1
D. Foamflower (Tiarella 'Pink Brushes') -- 1



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