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Page 40 Shade.
Let’s be honest at this time of year shade is sublime, and I don’t just mean indoor shade,
www.charlesworthgardens.com the shade that can be found in the garden has a unique quality to it.
There are different ways of creating shade that will not only make your life more pleasant at this time of year, but will help massively with reducing your irrigation quantity and the quality of your plants within the garden.
The main type of shade you can make for yourself is with the use of a garden structure, this can be anything from a summer kitchen, or pergola, to gazebo or shade sail, but the use and desire to find shady cool spots at this time of year is very necessary. These areas can be some of the most pleasant within the garden and have a wonderful aura about them, really creating a home and garden synergy.
But for me, you cannot beat the shade created by nature, the shade from a palm a tree, a weeping false Pepper tree or the open umbrella canopy of a Ficus Australis or dense tall planting like bamboo (phylostachis) or Streletzia Augusta. With natural shade the air is allowed to pass freely and these become real gems of spaces within the garden.
I also feel that most people who live here have a bit of a misconception when it comes to their plants. I say this because many times I visit gardens and as much as some of the plants are full sun capable, the direct sun can be very unforgiving on even the toughest of plants, so if you give it a try you will find that many plants still enjoy some shade, especially during the heat of the day. More tropical plants love the shade as they still have the warmth but benefit massively from the shade allowing them to grow full large leaves and give them luster and a lushness. Many of these plant are drought tolerant and again I think most people believe that this means they can go in the ground in full sun and they will be fine, but this isn’t the case (unless they are some sort of cacti). What you find is if you can give good drought tolerant plants some shade they will thrive in it and it is this shade that creates the lack of necessity to water, so you will find the more natural shade you create around your garden the less watering you will have to do.
Natural shade in the garden can be created using most types of plants or trees, but the main thing is they take time to grow, you can buy big but even then sometimes that just means a big trunk not big foliage, I find the best thing to do to speed things up is make the hole for the tree or plant as big as possible so there is lots of loose soil, avoid the use of compost unless the ground is very bad, but even then mix it into your soil, don’t plant directly into compost only, and then water, this will help it develop quicker. It depends on what type of space you want to create as to what type of plant or tree you use.
This is why I create these types of areas into my designs but I know sometimes they can take years to develop, so even if you have a bit of an idea but don’t want to commit to a full garden project still give us a call as sometimes establishing your plants is the most important thing to do, as to buy big or good plants can cost a fortune and why, when you can plant today and get them going.
For me these lovely shady areas create a wonderful and intimate area within the garden and these are the best areas to relax, unwind and enjoy your garden space. Charlesworth Gardens with our sister companies can create any type of garden you like in any situation, just contact us and discover how to unlock the secrets to your amazing garden.
For more information please give us a call on 696 283 704, email
info@charlesworthgardens.com or look at our amazing web sites
www.charlesworthgardens.com,
www.floresgardencentre.com,
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