The joys(?) of a south facing garden

Tuaim

Indeed, the weather has been glorious. I have a south facing garden at the top of a hill leading up from the beach. It has very sandy soil so I need to be careful what I plant. In the past I collected seeds from wild maritime plants and have filled my garden with plants like tree mallow, thrift, agrimony, cornflower, corn marigold, Red campion, Viper's Bugloss etc. Anything that will grow in sandy soil and the bees and wildlife love it. With the tree mallow the bees love the flowers, the starlings eat the seeds and then use the bark to make their nests and strip the wood bare - wonderful. It can get very hot so a few palm trees provide just that little bit of shade when needed. Water is obtained from collected rain water in water butts to make sure the plants don't go thirsty. Bit of a sea mist this morning but I think it will burn off.

Your garden sounds glorious Tuaim.. I love Derek Jarman's garden in Dungeness and the beach walks by Shoreham for their plants..
I have a S/W mediterranean type very small garden, shaded by bamboo.... and also benefit from the N/E sunshine in my bedroom early mornings..

It’s in the winter with the low sun that I get most benefit from my awning , it keeps the living quarters pleasant without having to close the curtains

jeanie99

We wouldn't purchase a property unless it was south on the back.
We live in an area of bungalows with no one overlooking our back garden. Retired couples like ourselves each side, total tranquility.
When it is a lovely morning I quite often go out and have my first cup of tea of the day relaxing and looking at my lovely garden.

I’m with you jeanie - out most mornings in my dressing gown to sit under the tree for that first chamberpot ☕️ of Yorkshire gold, listening to the birdies!

Oh for goodness sake stop moaning. You'd have something to moan about if your daughter was dying of cancer, weighing less than 5 stone and in constant pain, get a life woman.

mabon1 I’m going to excuse your extreme rudeness, as you must be under severe stress worrying about your dear daughter, reach out for help here rather than antagonise.

Our house has a south facing garden and we love it. Because of its position it gets the sun nearly all day. It is mainly on the side of our house with large patio doors leading on to the garden. We have special glass in them which filters out harmful rays.

The garden is completely private but we have some trees up one corner if we need a bit of shade. We have a corner summerhouse which is cool in the morning and then gets the sun all day until the very last rays.