Pick Me! Pick Me!

I wish it were that easy! Last weekend I went through my catalog of Grow Native plants and finally selected those for the shady areas, which would be most of the area I am now landscaping. Very difficult as there are very few shade loving plants to begin with, then add in the wildlife attracting attribute. Overall, I think I have a decent selection given the limitations.

ID #	Common Name	Scientific Name
1	Maidenhair Fern	Adiantum pedatum
2	Lady Fern	Athyrium filix-femina
3	Christmas Fern	Polystichum acrostichoides
4	Goat's Beard	Aruncus dioicus
5	Celandine Poppy	Stylophorum diphyllum
6	Ohio Spiderwort	Tradescantia ohiensis
7	Jacob's Ladder	Polemonium reptans
8	Wild Hydrangea	Hydrangea arborescens
9	Strawberry Bush	Euonymus americanus
10	Virginia Bluebells	Mertensia virginica
11	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum
12	Solomon's Seal	Polygonatum biflorum
13	Wild Sweet William	Phlox divaricata
14	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis
15	Crested Iris	Iris cristata
16	Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis

In the list above, I have already planted #4, 7, 12, 14 & 16. After the deluge Saturday morning/early afternoon, I happily set out to purchase all the plants on my list. But these were the only ones I could procure. Seems like the yellow pages is not a good resource for locating nurseries. My next plan of action is to email the local nurseries found on the Grow Native website and ask if they have my desired plants in stock. I will never again go on a wild goose chase. Gas at $3.00 or more a gallon on any given day, of course not!

Here is my updated landscape plan, effective as of this minute and subject to change at a moment's notice. Crude as it may be, I am patting myself on the back for at least getting this far! I can only hope for positive results next Spring.