Flower bed

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  1. Tm120

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    I am thinking ahead a bit but I am excited thinking about it. Basically I have bought a mobile home to be closer to the farm as my parents are getting on in the years. But anyway my plan is to build a flower bed around the mobile out of red brick. I seen a garden at a show one time I thought was a good idea. It was filled with bark and just dig a bit out and set in a pot and when the flowers died just lift out and set in another. Well sheltered but the sun might not reach one side. Is there flowers that rather shade then sun
     
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      If your home is on a site with others then you may need permission to construct something solid near it Tm120.
       
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        Assuming that permissions are not a problem it is possible to find flowering plants for shade. The problem that you have is that the nature of what you propose is dependant upon rainfall or you watering the plants so you need to consider plants that are tolerant of dry shade.
        I'm not sure what your tastes are so take a look at this site.............

        http://plantsforshade.co.uk/acatalog/Plants_for_Dry_Shade.html
         
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