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Understanding Sun, Shade and Aspect
One of the questions I ask almost every new client is a surprisingly simple one. "How much sun does this border get?" The answer is often immediate. "It's a sunny border." Or perhaps, "It's mostly shade." The interesting thing is that, after spending a little time in the garden, those descriptions often turn out to be only partly true. Very few gardens fit neatly into the categories we tend to use. Most contain a fascinating mixture of light and shade that changes not only th

Marcus Bergin
Jul 194 min read
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