Shady Characters by Maria Montgomery

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   Jodahposted 2 years ago

   I love this article about good foliage plants that love shade.
   https://discover.hubpages.com/living/Fo … -for-Shade
   Thank you for sharing your gardening expertise, Maria. I love many of these, especially Caladiums.

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      MariaMontgomeryposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you, John for sharing my article, and you're welcome for the gardening info. Caladiums are one of my favorites, too.

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   Pamela99posted 2 years ago

   This article has so much good information and the flowers are beautiful, Maria. This is an excellent article.
   
   thanks for posting this article, John.

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      MariaMontgomeryposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you Pamela. I do love my plants & flowers.

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   ChitrangadaSharanposted 2 years ago

   Hello Maria!
   Excellent and informative article about the foliage plants. They are also called indoor plants, and I am happy that I have planted most of them. The good part is that they are easy to grow, propagate and maintain.
   Loved reading your wonderful article.
   Thank you John, for sharing this in the forum.
   My best wishes to both of you.

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      MariaMontgomeryposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks, Chitrangada. Yes, these can be grown indoors, too. They are called foliage plants because most do not bloom, and because people grow them for their foliage.

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   ravirajan01posted 2 years ago

   Wonderful Marie.This article is filled with detailed information on folisge plants and their appropriate planting details.I love ferns in particular as I grow them a lot in my garden.Thanks for sharing.
   
   Thanks for sharing Jphn

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      MariaMontgomeryposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      You're welcome. Thanks so much for reading it.

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   AliciaCposted 2 years ago

   Maria's photos are lovely, and the information that she's shared is very useful for someone who wants to grow foliage plants. The photos and text combine to create a great article.

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      MariaMontgomeryposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you, Alicia, for reading my article, and for your nice comment.

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   Brenda Arledgeposted 2 years ago

   Great write.
   
   My favorite one is Hostas also.
   
   We have a large section of them that have grown together and now don't look that great.
   
   I'd love to move them beside our deck and seperate them so they truly look beautiful.

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      MariaMontgomeryposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      I miss having hostas. I'm working to create a shade garden on the north side of our house. It's the only place I have shade in the afternoon.
      
      The best & easiest time to separate them is in the spring when they first send up those little spears of furled leaves. Thanks for reading and commenting.

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         Brenda Arledgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Well...I'm way beyond that time frame.
         
         Maybe...i can do a couple, but that depends on health...it might wait til next year

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            MariaMontgomeryposted 2 years agoin reply to this

            Yep, next spring is best. In the meantime, if they are suffering, maybe you could remove some of the leaves that overlap others. This may give the plants better air circulation, and allow them to hold out until spring. Best of luck to you.

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               Brenda Arledgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

               Thank you...thats a great idea.

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                  MariaMontgomeryposted 2 years agoin reply to this

                  You're welcome. Hope you are feeling much better.

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