Plant=flower lovers, can you help this second question?

We are not allowed to have hanging plants, vines, nor trees planted on our own. The area I want to plant is a line under the awning. This area is wet=dry shaded. The plants must take little care because my wheelchair gets stuck. Can you give us any ideas on what is safe to plant?

Plant=flower lovers, can you help this second question?
Lamium (Dead Nettle),Lamiastrum(False Dead Nettle) %26amp; Vinca minor(Vinca/Myrtle ) fit the bill.Not too exciting , but will thrive with little care. If annuals are OK , Impatiens and Browalia. If you have, or can put in good, rich soil, and it doesn't get completely dry , varieties of Fernleaf Bleeding Heart (Dicentra exima), %26amp; it's relatives , Corydalis , willl give you seaon-long flowers . If too dry for that , White Corydalis ( Corydalis ochroleuca) will tolerate full sun to full shade , dry to wet . Back in a bit with pictures .





ps: Carol, if you want shrubs for that , Kerria japonica , Creeping Oregon Grapeholly(Mahonia repens) and Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) , are very drought and shade tolerant ( once established )


beligerent, (not to argue with you;D but..) I've tried Hosta in that situation , and they struggle to survive the dry periods . Some survive, but never thrive. Granny, would be worth trying one or two, as we can't see, to say if it's too dry.


Lamium, also find Lamiastrum there http://www.sunnyborder.com/pages/genus.p...


Fringed Bleeding Heart:http://hort.net/gallery/view/fum/dicex00


C. ochroleuca :http://hort.net/gallery/view/pap/coroc/


Some blue :http://www.heronswood.com/images/banner1...


Yellow, and purple(fragrant!) Corydalishttp://www.sunnyborder.com/pages/genus.p...


Only try the blue,purple or yellow Corydalis, if you've already had successs with Dicentra exima . Need slightly more water.
Reply:Hi how about hostas? YOu plant them once, and they grow every year, I never take care of mine %26amp; one year forgot to water them--it was hot for 6 wks straight (no rain either) %26amp; they still survived!





Plus they don't travel, they stay in the place they are planted, they are pretty, lushious looking %26amp; very hardy. Plus the shadier the better! But ours are in a sunny during the afternoon area %26amp; they do well too.





They are also fairly good for damp areas as well.





Another option would be a fern or a climbing thyme.
Reply:well, my sis is a flower fanatic so I'm learning about them, so my advice is:


cactus is vary easy to maintain you water them once a month and if you put some miracle grow in with them that helps to.


My mom likes the yuka plants i don't but i still put up with them. their perennials (they come back every year) and their easy to take care of.


The venous fly traps aren't vary pretty but their really cool and they eat flies too! I'm not sure if they are perennials or not but i think they are. and they are really easy to maintain.
Reply:I live in a similar situation and I have tried planting everything from dwarf fruit trees to grapes. Nothing worked for me, because during the winter I didn't know how to water things.


Since I couldn't get any rain unless it really stormed and the rain blew sideways. So think about how many gallons of water you want to carry out side. It can become quite a job.


I ended up with just annuals, the ones I like the best are Geraniums. You can bring them in and they keep blooming almost year round. A tomato plant and green peppers will grow in partial shade too. As will leaf lettuce and most herbs.


I tried lilies from my yard and they died over the winter too.


Just stick with annuals and house plants can be set out for the summer with some shade too. Happy Growing.
Reply:Hi..Are these going in the ground or in containers? Are you looking for perennials or annuals (good for one season)? Thank you.