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Shade: A Gardener's Friend Not Foe

89.3 WRKF Baton Rouge | By Dan Gill
Published March 28, 2015 at 1:02 AM EDT
March and April are still good times to purchase shade-loving plants for your landscape.
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March and April are still good times to purchase shade-loving plants for your landscape.
March and April are still good times to purchase shade-loving plants for your landscape.
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March and April are still good times to purchase shade-loving plants for your landscape.

Gardeners often gripe about how difficult it is to grow plants in shady areas. The trouble mostly occurs when sun-loving plants are planted in the shade. Gardening in the shade can be and should be just as enjoyable as successful as gardening in sunnier areas.  

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Dan Gill
Dan is an Associate Professor in Consumer Horticulture with the LSU AgCenter. He is the spokesperson for the LSU AgCenter’s "Get It Growing project," an effort encouraging home horticulture throughout Louisiana. Dan is also author of "Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana" and co-author of the "Louisiana Gardener’s Guide."
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