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Lopsided flower beds- help ?
Hello ladies! I never really post here but thought you all might have some answers for me.
We have a very symmetrical house with a center front door, with flower beds to either side of the front door. I would really like the flower beds to ''match,'' but the problem is there is a large fence and several trees to the east of our house (house faces south), and so the eastern flower bed gets significantly less sun, while the west bed gets almost full sun - that flower bed overflows with whatever we plant, while the eastern one looks all scraggly and sad. Any tips on things to plant or tricks to try so that they "even out" a little? I am not a green thumb by any means, but appreciate any advice!
Re: Lopsided flower beds- help ?
Definitely pay attention to the information tags on the flowers when you buy them. It will tell you how much sun a plant prefers. Some plants are very hardy and flexible, so they can take full sun all day or only a few hours a day. If you want your beds to match, you'll have to find something that can deal with both.
The front of my house gets full sun all day and the back is mostly shade. However, I've noticed that marigolds and day lilies seem to do well on either side, it's just a matter of making sure the ones in full sun are getting enough water (they usually require more than the plants in the shade, or they'll be toast!)
Good luck.
If the beds get different sun exposures, the plants will not grow the same. End of story.
Even if the sun exposure is identical, and the plants are side by side in the same bed, they may look very different. Even if the two plants are the exact same species... because they are two different plants.
Keep in mind that YOU are the same species as every other human on the planet, but do all humans look the same? No!
Symmetry is extremely rare in nature, you face an uphill battle trying to achieve it, even under ideal conditions. You should rethink your design.
You won't be able to do an exact match in both beds, but you can do coordinating or you could do flowers in the sunny bed with bushes in the shady bed.
Impatiens and Begonias are nice shade flowers. Hostas do well in shade, too.
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