House with 'South' Facing garden

Kynthia

ellie27 wrote: »

ARRRGGH!

Just looked at that suncalc site an my south-facing garden is almost all shaded by the trees out the back!! I see its google maps too so prospective buyers will see that! (house not up for sale yet)

Thats annoying as my house has a lovely big south-facing garden and a lot of its in the shade due to the trees at the time it was taken!

Some potential buyers will see on a map or with a compass that it is south facing and not bother investigating further. Others won't even notice the orientation or the shade as they aren't keen gardener a or sun worshipers. My family mostly own north or west facing gardens and I didn't even realise I had a sunny west facing one until after we moved in.

Davesnave

Full-on sun isn't necessarily the only criteria for keen gardeners or outdoor types, though in these days of capturing solar energy it can be a big plus.

My last house was south facing at the back, where we spent the majority of our daytime hours, but our trees and the neighbours' houses they gave us privacy from, used to create useful shade in the lower part of the garden, allowing a different kind of planting. Gardeners like variety.

Our house/ south patio area was never shaded, which seemed most important in the winter when, for many, SAD kicks-in. On summer evenings, after work, it was the west facing patio that was still sunny and most useful.

Now, having come to a property with 360 degree control over light, we soon realised we should create more shade, so we've planted trees, keeping that open aspect to the south roof for when the panels arrive.

ethank

West facing back garden. Beautiful sun sets from my back garden.