How do I shade a shade garden artificially? I have a shade garden under a red maple tree but the tree died.?
Question:I have hostas, bleeding heart, and climbing hydrangea that have done well but now the tree that shaded them has now died.
How can I keep them shaded till I get them moved? I live in Kansas and the sun gets hot in July and August.
Help me please.
Answers:
.....Use Shade Cloth......
I use this over my kois and goldfish pond to keep the water cooler.
It comes in different degrees of shade I use 70% over my pond but you might not want more than 40 or 50 %.
......I Live in Missouri......
This is what garden centers and nurseries use.
http://www.catalogclearance.com/depts/sh...
Set up an umbrella, an awning or a tent.
I'd think a simple dining fly like you use when camping should give you enough shade till you can transplant your plants, just make sure it's big enough to cover the area you have your plants growing in.
You don't have to move those plants to shade, they will be fine in full sun.
But if you want artificial shade, try getting one of those canopys that they use a flea markets. Usually a 10 ft X 12 ft runs about $20. and it will provide your shade.
I have the same plants you have and I have them in full sun.
My hostas are huge and my bleeding heart is 3ft tall and growing taller. My hydraneas are nice sized too.
I live in Indiana and we have about the same temperatures that you have in Kansas.
Get some old white sheets from the salvation army store, some old broom handles or anything that will stand upright, and make them a little tent to camp out in till you get them a new home.
Just watch, I'll bet someone will give you 3 or 4 paragraphs.
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