SHADE GARDENING PLANS
Posted on Sunday, November 30th, 2008 at 1:48 am
full sun/partly shade?
I’m looking at plans for the garden.
1)How much sun light does a full light plant need? Is that 6-8 hours?
2) Does partly shade mean it has be covered in shade or only have sunlight for a few hours?
3) How much sun would something facing north get?
Ok so I double checked and the front of the house is smack dab facing north, maybe tilted just ever so slightly to the west but not enough I think to make a huge difference.. *grumble*. I don’t have any trees in the front yard and my neighbor has a pine that’s not real full.
Would I still be able to plant tulips? i wanted to put garden beds out there but if it’s just going to flop because of the sunshine issue : (
I don’t want just greenery out there, is it possible or do I have to resign myself to ugly hedges?
1. Full sun is at least 6 hours to all day.
2. Part shade usually means morning sun, afternoon shade.
3. You forgot dappled shade. This is under trees where the sun can show through during the day (not deep shade).
4. In most cases, “the north-facing side of any structure will only receive small amounts of sunshine in the early morning and late afternoon in the summer. In the winter it will not see the sun at all. However there will be quite a lot of indirect light all year round and so this is a lighter area than the deep shade of the woodland. Since it receives so little direct sunlight it will be considerably cooler than the other sides of the structure. It will also tend to be moister since the sun will evaporate less of the water from the soil. Establishing plants in this situation is usually fairly simple since there is little root competition.”
From:http://www.pfaf.org/leaflets/ProbPlac.php
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