Me, personally, I love the sunshine so I would have my patio in the most southern corner of the garden which will receive the light the longest time through the day. The most southern part will be the bottom right corner if you were looking out of your back door in a south-easterly direction. I am sure though that there are many people that like having the shade during the afternoon and will have their patio nearer to the house so they can plant their sun-loving favourites in the warmest spots.
The good thing about a south-easterly facing garden is the amount of sunlight it should get in the summer as long as there are no large obstacles such as trees in the east. With full sun until around , most plants will thrive and there is also a great number of plants that will be happy with some afternoon shade to cool off. If you have any plants or veggies that you want to have in full sun for longer, make sure you plant them in the most southern part of your garden or bottom right as you are looking over it — that is unless you have a 6-foot fence, you may have to be mindful and check what sunlight each area gets.
Many people want a south-facing garden to give them the most possible sunlight throughout the day. Well, a south-east facing garden is almost as good and can still be something special with the right planning and work. If you are neither a sun lover nor a morning person, a garden facing south-easterly may be for you as you can get out there in the late afternoon and tend your garden in the shade.
Be sure to plant some trees elsewhere if you do! Do you get sun in a southeast facing garden? Yes, in the UK a south-east facing garden will get full sun in the summertime until around This is obviously dependent on what other external shade-throwing objects there are around the property.
What does a southeast facing garden mean? A southeast facing garden means that your garden neither faces south nor east but at an angle between the two.
Having a southeast facing garden also means that the garden will get morning sun and afternoon shade as the day goes on. What is the best direction for a garden to face? Avid gardeners will enjoy the challenge of growing plants and flowers in a north-east facing garden as they can be just as beautiful as sunny south-facing gardens.
If you find that the house you want is north-east facing you should not let it put you off as you can still enjoy sunshine across the back of the house and the garden of a morning. There are lots of things that you can do to make the most out of a north east facing garden so the compromise will pay off.
The garden position is likely to be reflected in the price of the house, so, where you save on the cost of the house you can spend on getting the most out of your outdoor space.
When it comes to making the most of a north-east facing garden there are two main factors to consider—understanding shade and maximising sunlight. If you enjoy gardening and want to brighten your outdoor space you can look for plants, shrubs, and trees that enjoy the shade. Bold coloured garden furniture will also brighten the dull areas of your garden.
Instead of painting fences and walls in traditional brown, green and beige colours opt for bright colours that can take the place of sun-long flowers. To make the most of the sun that you do get in your garden it is best to situate a patio, decking and garden furniture at the back of the garden where it will be warmer for longer. To enjoy the optimum sunshine in your garden get outside as early as you can and return indoors as the shade begins to draw in.
Many garden plants thrive in sunlight but each plant has specific needs so you will find that some suit a north-east facing garden. When searching for plants to suit a north-east facing garden you need those that enjoy wet, damp and shaded areas.
Hardy flowers that bloom through limited lighting will be the best option. Plants that tolerate partial shade work well as they soak up the sun during the morning and can gain respite in the shade during the afternoon.
You can also look for woodland plants that work well in gardens that have lots of shade. You do not need to worry about pale plants fading when you have a north-east facing garden as they will not be in the direct sun long enough.
Vegetables and herbs that grow well in the hours of good sun in a north-east facing garden include:. For any plant to grow properly in your garden you need to ensure that you provide adequate conditions.
But the sun tracts around the sky to the north instead of to the south. To check if your garden is east-facing you need a compass. To check the direction of your garden, download a compass app on your your smartphone. With the compass app open, point your phone towards the bottom of the garden. A house with an east facing garden will enjoy the sun in the morning as the sun rises in the east. During the summer months the garden will probably get sun until around pm.
The front garden of a house with an east face back garden will enjoy full sunshine from about 1pm onwards and into the evening. How much sun an east facing garden gets towards the afternoon depends on what obstacles are in the way. Like other houses and tall trees. The shadows to the right i. In the winter months when the sun is lower in the sky, the amount of sunshine the back garden gets will be less.
How much less will depend on the height of trees and houses to the south of the house. The above east facing garden sun diagram shows the shadow the sun will create in an east facing garden at midday. This is caused by the house casting a shadow and blocking the sunlight. This will be on the left-side of the house which will be in shade i. Until the sun passes midday the whole of the back garden will be in sunlight, as long as there are no tall trees in the way.
But once the sun passes the midday point shadows will start to form in the back garden. These will in part be shadows formed by the house itself. An east facing garden sun hours in the summer months will be from about am to pm which is eight hours.
But the number of sun hours will be affected if the back garden is overshadowed by large trees. Also, for those east facing gardens with no houses or trees blocking the view, the garden will get more hours of sun, which will start earlier in the morning at sun rise. In the winter months the number of hours will be less, as the sun is lower in the sky. The lower winter sun will be hidden behind the house itself earlier in the afternoon. But the number of sun hours are affected by the height of the house.
For example, if the house is a bungalow, the height of a bungalow is less than a two storey house. Therefore a bungalow will have less impact on the east facing back garden.
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