For late summer blooms we must have a Ligularia 

 hybrid, 'The Rocket', with its six-foot stems topped by 

 yellow cones of flowers, and Cimicifuga racemosa with 

 its wand-like white flowers. Some people don't like its 

 "fragrance", but in the late summer shade garden, you 

 take what you get. On a smaller scale for July blooms 

 is Lysimachia clethroides. Where there's light shade, 

 Filipendula rubra dominates with airy pink "cotton 

 candy" flowers. Ending the season is brilliant Lobelia 

 cardinalis. 



There are others I like too, including Epimediums, 

 Chrysogonum, Galax, and Rodgersia. It's easy to be- 

 come a collector of shade garden plants, obviously 

 something that should be encouraged by plant growers 

 and garden writers. Most are easy to propagate from 

 cutting or division and some readily set seed. They 

 grow rather quickly, especially when furnished with a 

 rich organic soil and plenty of water. When potted 

 and grown in shade they need less attention than pe- 

 rennials kept in the sun. 



Gardeners might be educated about and encouraged 

 to use these plants by grouping all shade-lovers to- 

 gether for retail sales. Holding them in a shade struc- 

 ture, in addition to suggesting their light needs, will 

 also keep them in top condition prior to sale. Infor- 

 mation on cultural needs, as well as ultimate size, 

 blooming times, etc., also is helpful to novices. 



Plant growers can help to educate gardeners and 

 provide them with the wealth of beautiful, hardy, 

 shade-loving plants. After all. New Hampshire is the 

 second most-forested state in the country, and that's a 

 lot of shade. '*■ 



Dr. Dou^s Routley, Professor Emeritus of Plant 

 Biology at the University of New Hampshire, is an 

 ent/iusiastic shade gardener and garden writer. 

 He's glad to talk with fellow plant enthusiasts and 

 can be reached at (603) 868-9628. 



TIPS 



From the Qriffin Quru 



DO YOU SUFFER 



FROM OLD CHEMICAL 



BUILD-UP? 



In the back of your pesticide storage cabinet 

 are several bags of stuff!! You've got a case of 

 old chemical build-up. 



You could dump it somewhere and leave it 

 until you get caught and are told that it's no 

 longer registered for use or that you need to 

 buy a second storage cabinet. Heaven forbid. 

 Gone are the days of saving money by buying 

 a three-year supply. Hopefully gone as well is 

 the person who bought a car-load of DDT 

 when word came out about its going off the 

 market. 



Purchase only what you need for a current 

 crop or pest problem. Date the product when 

 you purchase it and always use the oldest 

 first. Use it up before you jump to try that 

 new product everyone is talking about. Espe- 

 cially if it's still giving you results. 



There are ways to save money in all this, 

 but that great bargain that seemed like such 

 an asset when you bought it can become a 

 real liability if you end up having to pay to 

 dispose of it as well. 



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