North facing garden

K_mounty

Hi,
I am buying a house that is north facing, slightly west. I have spoken with the neighbours and they said they get the sun in the morning at the back of the garden and then late afternoon/evening on the patio. I always thought north facing gardens didn’t get any sun!? Can anyone help me please. Thanks 

Grabs39

If the garden faces North it will get some sun from the East in the morning then again from the West in the evening.  During the day it will be in the shadow of the house.

couriervanman

You've already said it....."slightly west"....so yes it will get some sun

DiamondLil

My garden is north facing, slightly west. We get early morning sun at the end of the garden, and sun in most of the garden, including patio,  from 1.00 pm in the summer, later in the winter. As I type (9.50am) the sun is still on the back end of the garden.

As the months pass, the sun is higher in the sky which gives us a good few months of sunshine in most of the garden.

Octothorpe

We get loads of sun in our garden during summer. It's not overlooked so no problem.  By house it has sun in morning and then shade which is ideal when it's hot!!

Falafels

Quite apart from getting sun from the east in the morning, and west in the evening, a north-facing garden will get sun in areas which are not in the shadow of the house - obviously depending on how long the garden is, and the height of the house.

Being north facing doesn't mean it doesn't get any daylight, so have no fear!

Tiglet2

I love my north, slightly west, facing garden.  It is sunny most of the day, apart from the bit near the house, which is great when it's really hot out there.  The key is how near other buildings are to your garden which might block the sun and how long your garden is.  A short garden which has other buildings all around will get less sun than a long garden with no buildings adjacent.

Singlespeeder

As previously pointed out, the length of the garden is the most important bit ... if you have a long garden, it's irrelevant which direction it faces.   

K_mounty

Here are some pictures to get an idea of what it’s like.

Tiglet2

There doesn't seem to be any buildings to the west, so the garden should get the afternoon/evening sun.  The east side looks a little bit more built up so the early morning sun might be a bit short lived.

Falafels

To have a lawn as lush as that, it must get a reasonable amount of sunlight. Grass doesn't grow well in genuinely shady gardens.