❝ By their nature, north-facing gardens are typically dry and shady. Add the challenge of additional shade cast by those neighbouring mature trees, and it’s no wonder that you (and some of your plants) are finding it a struggle.
It’s not so much a gardening problem as a problem garden, or more precisely a problem garden owner, with no clue. I have a north-facing garden overshadowed by neighbouring trees. It is long, so it gets some easterly sun in the earlier part of the day. I’d be happy for now with one long full nice looking border/bed. It was planted nine years ago and has got out of control.
But the good news is, that even a north-facing garden will still have areas that catch the morning light and evening light , so not all of it sits in deep shade all day. Equally, not all parts of a north-facing garden are bone dry, with the driest areas typically to be found against any north-facing walls or buildings.
In your garden’s case, the fact that almost all of the plants growing in your existing border are species that like to grow in light or partial shade and in fertile, moist but well-drained soil tells us that this section of the garden isn’t in deep shade and that the soil isn’t challengingly dry .
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