LIMA, OH (WLIO) - It's all about finding the right plant for the right spot when it comes to successful gardening.
The Allen County Master Gardeners Brown Bag Series at the Children's Garden covered some shady characters for your garden this week. Most every yard has shady spots that require plants specific to those areas. Some favorites are hostas and ferns. But all shade plants don't have to be green, as some can give you a pop of color.
"Impatiens, New Guinea impatiens really have, and a lot of times the leaf color on those is also really just phenomenal. Also begonias. And then the cardinal flowers is a perennial but is a bright, bright red. So there are options. You also can put, like, a bright pot in the middle under a shade tree underneath a shade tree and then put say white impatiens in there," said Teresa Diehl, 25-year Allen County Master Gardener.
Next week's topic is small water features in your garden. The Brown Bag Lunch Series is open to the public and is every Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. through August 27th. It is sponsored by the Ohio State University Extension of Allen County. The Children’s Garden is located at 620 West Market Street, Lima, Ohio 45801.
