| Creating A Garden |
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As discussed
elsewhere on this site, plants need amongst other things: - air, water,
suitable soil, and the correct light levels if they are to thrive. Some
plants prefer full shade and others full sun, whilst many will thrive in
conditions where they can be in full shade for part of the day and enjoy
full sun for the rest.
Some plants, like peonies, can suffer damage to their flowers if
their buds are frozen overnight and then quickly thawed as the sun
strikes them in the morning.
Therefore it makes sense to understand how the sun affects parts of
your garden at different times of day, and at various times of the
year.
If you ever needed an excuse for lazing in the garden with a glass of
wine on a beautiful Summer's day, now you have it. Get your sun bed out,
accompanied by a small table plus an hour timer, pencil and some
notepaper, and sit yourself in a position where you can observe which
parts of the garden are in shade or receiving full sun at different
times of the day. Now you are ready to enjoy a lazy day, where the only
time you will have to move is to occasionally visit the chiller and pour
yourself a glass of wine.
Draw yourself a few rough maps of your garden ready to mark the
relevant areas of sun and shade at hourly intervals, do not forget to
note the north-south orientation and where the sunlight is coming from,
now complete your first
rough map, set the hour timer and get down to the hard work of enjoying
an hour of total relaxation. |
