Post #253,330
4/25/06 9:19:13 AM
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Some answers
1. Hardness zone = 5-6 (Champaign Illinois)
2.Morning sun (blacony faces almost directly east)with the crown of a tree about 3 feet away rising at least another 8 feet above my balcony and starting to fill up with leaves and buds.
3. the list of plants has good info but I wish it was sorted by conditions instead of looking at each individual plant to see what conditions it needs.
4. Drought tolerant plants might be needful but I won't know until we have one.
I just want to plant something and leave it alone. So I need a tough little bastard of plant.
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Post #253,334
4/25/06 9:38:52 AM
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Rock gardens are easy.
;-)
If you want easy, it's hard to beat ivy. It's pretty hard to kill. (But I hate ivy myself. Too many people treat it as a maintenance free ground cover, but it's very invasive and will help to kill trees that it crawls on. (Trees shouldn't have their bark wet too long - ivy keeps tree bark wet, attracts ants and other bugs, etc.).) Please don't go there unless you can't grow anything else. :-)
Small [link|http://www.waysidegardens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10151&langId=-1&mainPage=advsearchresults&SearchText=p16.v227;s1.Azalea&scChannel=Trees%20Shrubs%20AS|azaleas] might be a good choice for you. They enjoy shade and cool temperatures. If you keep them trimmed, they can grow well in containers. They can be very colorful and bloom a couple of times a year. You'll need to water it once or twice a week, and maybe trim it every other year, but that should be about it.
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #253,337
4/25/06 9:44:21 AM
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Yeah, and rocks don't need much watering, either! ;-)
jb4
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Post #253,338
4/25/06 9:50:38 AM
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And over watering won't kill them
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Post #253,342
4/25/06 10:20:51 AM
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Thanks. Azaleas looks like the pick
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Post #253,344
4/25/06 10:26:21 AM
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They're good, but be careful.
Lots of places say that they like to be kept moist. That's true, but they'll die if they have "wet feet". They must have good drainage. Don't let the roots sit in water or soggy soil.
Good luck.
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #253,340
4/25/06 9:52:43 AM
4/25/06 10:24:02 AM
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How about this one? img 93k
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Edited by imqwerky
April 25, 2006, 10:24:02 AM EDT
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Post #253,343
4/25/06 10:21:29 AM
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Sorry, no can see.
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Post #253,357
4/25/06 12:02:35 PM
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Audrey!
Hell yes.
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Post #253,370
4/25/06 2:04:09 PM
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:-D
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