Many gardeners in Door County have shady yards. This talk will discuss how to grow in shady areas. We will also cover how build a a tiered garden with trees and shrubs. The benefits of using a layered garden include: cultivating a diversity of plants and habitat for wildlife and for building robust healthy soil. Why do this? We can grow our own greens for salads and cut our high-carbon footprint greens for most of the year. What grows well in shady areas— wide leaves, great for salads: so many different kinds! Grow greens in an environment where carbon is sequestered. We will talk about plants that grow at every layer of the garden: herbaceous plants, annuals, to native and fruit bearing shrubs and trees. We also will cover techniques for managing this kind of garden including pruning and how to add carbon back to garden.

Presented by Russell Rolffs, President and Farmer, Gathering Ground, Washington Island