Midsummer isn’t the best time for planting, but it’s great for planning
Figuring out how to best use a shady nook or sunny patio is easiest when the light is strongest The summer solstice is behind us
Figuring out how to best use a shady nook or sunny patio is easiest when the light is strongest The summer solstice is behind us: where did the year go? But the next few weeks are still a good time to work out where your sunny spots actually are, and where they’re not.
And that’s helpful for plotting out everything you might want to do and grow in your garden. Last June, I was desperate to peer at our future garden so I could figure out just this.
We hadn’t exchanged contracts on the place yet and my husband pointed out that the young people who were then renting it would probably refuse me access on the grounds of being weird. Perhaps they would!
But I still wanted to see where the sun fell. Continue reading...
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