and so it begins

For my sustainability project, I am creating a shade garden for native plants, and possible a few vegetables, next to the greenhouse. The idea is to show people that you can grow plants everywhere, even when they don’t have full sunlight. The first step was to determine how many hours of sun this area gets, I have estimated this to be less than three hours in the winter. which could pose a few problems based on my preliminary research, but the area should get more sun in the spring and summer so there should be no problems. I have started researching online about plants that can thrive in the shade and will continue this research through next week. Additionally, I have talked some with Bob Mathis, Associate Vice President for Facilities and Campus Service, about this and he has agreed to help me. This is more of a long term project, and wont be completed by the end of this class. By the end of this class, I expect to have a list of plants, and possibly some seedlings in the greenhouse to be planted in the spring. I am not sure if any of the plants can be planted at this point in the year, so I will be looking into that. I plan on using books and an online catalog of native texas plants to make the final decisions on plants. I will also look at landscape design to make sure the area is aesthetically pleasing.