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Recently a couple of bloggers shared the view from their front door. This is the view to one side of the garage door.
I had planted three holly bushes in a row, one male and two female, in the front yard of our previous home. They struggled, failed to grow, wilted; their leaves turned yellowish green and dropped, one by one. They looked so sad, but I could not bring myself to pull them out. (The following owner had no such scruples.) I still have a place in my heart for those little bushes.
This thriving holly, sighted soon after our move here a year ago, was a happy gift.
Do they grow well in shade? We need to plant some bushes in the front of our house to replace the astilbes that aren't doing well. It is in shade all the time. The hollies are very pretty!
ReplyDeleteLori,
ReplyDeleteDon't know about shade. This one is on the northeast corner, but would also get evening sun. I think good soil and drainage are really important. We had terrible soil at the other house, fill dirt trucked in by builders, to fill a low spot.