Discover the beauty in north-facing garden ideas which will make you glad you have one

If I were to ask you to describe your ideal garden, I’m going to put good money on the fact you’re not going to say ‘north-facing garden’. I’m even going to go as far as to ᴀssume that when you set out on a hunt for north-facing garden ideas you saw it as a problem to solve.

First of all I do understand your predicament, south-facing garden ideas get all the glory as sun-filled traps. But the thing is that a north-facing garden idea doesn’t automatically mean you’re stuck with only researching shaded garden ideas. The reality of a north-facing garden is that some of them do actually get sun (shocker!)

Yes, they do get less light than a south-facing garden because the house blocks out some of the light. But, if you’re home isn’t that tall you can get sun all day during the summer even in a north-facing garden.

On that perception-changing bombshell, before you start planning any north-facing garden ideas we’d recommend you map the light in your garden. Mapping how many hours of light and at what times of day is the only way to ᴀssess the best way to plan a garden to capitalise on sun spots, and even get the most out of mysterious pockets of shade.