Pulmonaria

When I moved to West Sac in February, I wanted to have the tree in front of the house chopped down. It was bare, full of #mistletoe, and kept dumping sap onto my car. As the days got warmer, however, the tree began to wake up, and before long it had produced such a thick green canopy that I had to relocate most of the plants--mostly potted succulents--that I had placed beneath it.

This is why this past spring and summer found me focusing on shade-loving plants for the front yard (and edible and pollinator-friendly plants for the sun-drenched side and back). This #Pulmonaria is one among an eclectic assortment (#Aloemaculata, #violets, #foxglove,, #Ajuga, #Astilbe, #Heuchera, etc.) that, I hope, will thrive and occupy the gaps that I couldn't afford to fill.

Brilliant choices in shade plants, add a few knarly stumps or branches, they just happen, go for natural ferns and mini hosta, perhaps. Excellent, in leaving your tree, by leafs we all live. You maybe able to trade mistletoe later on this year? Jist a thought...

Thanks, @thehardygardener! I do have some Hosta and ferns there, too. (They are part of the "etc", ha ha.) I have spare branches and stumps, so your suggestion isn't for naught!