Shady Woodland Mix

SnakeLady has a distressing record when it comes to plant care. Most plants simply die when assigned by the earth gods to be watched over by me. I forget about them, or over-water, or under-water, or look at them funny, and they give up the ghost. My favorite plants are cactii. You can forget about them for MONTHS with no harm done. Unfortunately, they are as boring as the dirt they thrive in.

This year, my first growing season in the new house, I have decided that I shall grow something. A friend recommended Johnny’s seed catalog and after poring over the catalog for a flower that would

1. Grow in the shade

2. Require minimal care

3. Be pretty

I decided on the Shady Woodland Mix, a lovely mix of Shasta Daisy, Chinese Houses, Farewll-to-Spring, Forget-me-Not, Wallflower, Foxglove, Dame’s Rocket, Catchfly, Toadflax, Satin Flower, Columbine, Johnny-Jump-Ups and Maltese Cross.

My first challenge is in figuring out when to plant it as the catalog does not say.

As I prepare to purchase these seeds, I am attaching images of our backyard in the snow. I’ll update the photos over the growing season and hopefully have something to show for it.