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What to plant with daffodils.

a1154a1154 Posts: 1,108
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I have an area in my new plot, about 6m x 3 m ish and another area about half the size planted with daffs. All the same big yellow trumpet kind in rows. Clearly for picking, maybe they sold them, I don’t know. 
It’s nice to have such a lot of daffs, and they do very well, but it looks odd to me in rows. I was thinking of digging out a few big groups, planting them round the edges to disrupt the lines, and then adding some….thing….not sure what? It’s a woodland area, it will get some sun but generally it’s in shade, but light shade. Any ideas? 

A photo is not forthcoming in this weather! It’s time for planning! 

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It's difficult to give suggestions without knowing what you really want from the space.
    Do you want a seasonal look, or a cutting garden space, or evergreens? 
    Is it deciduous woodland, and is the site at the edge? Wetter or drier shade? What direction does it face?
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • a1154a1154 Posts: 1,108
    I guess I want it to look more like woodland garden than a flower picking patch, so something of interest for the rest of the year. It’s deciduous woodland, on the dry side. It’s very much under trees, but yes near the edge, and south west facing. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Hellebores, Epimediums, Lamium, hardy Geraniums, Convallaria, Pulmonarias, Anemones [all the shade friendly kinds] and Erythroniums should all be fine as ground cover or low growing plants. You'll have to experiment with placement for moisture levels etc.
    For taller plants, you could use Polemonium, Japanese anemones, Astilbes, Dicentras and Polygonatum should be fine as long as it isn't too dry. 
    I don't have much in the way of dry shade here at all, so it's difficult for me to suggest plants specifically for drier shade, but most of those could work once established, and depending just how dry the shade gets.
    You could also look as Long Acre nursery who specialise in shade plants of all kinds  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • a1154a1154 Posts: 1,108
    I think some taller ones would suit, I’ll look them up thanks. I couldn’t get Japanese anemones going at all at my last house (v different conditions) so I’d like some of those. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    The white ones like more moisture, and they grow well here because of that,  but the pink ones don't mind so much, which is why some people find them invasive. I don't grow pink ones now as I don't like pale pink.

    The woodland anemone [nemorosa] is very pretty though.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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