West facing garden ideas

When planning your garden, one of the most important factors to consider is its location and the impact it has on light.

The west side of a house is exposed to four to six hours of direct sunlight during the hottest time of day. Shrubs planted there are more likely to thrive if they prefer full-sun to partial-shade exposure.

Learn all you need to know about creating the perfect west facing garden with our comprehensive guide, including the best plants for a west facing garden.

Here is a list of the best shrubs and bushes for a west facing backyard in Phoenix, Arizona zone 9! Just Destiny gives you some beautiful options!

Explore the best plants for a north facing garden. From vibrant flowering shrubs to lush ferns, discover the top picks that thrive in limited sunlight. Get expert advice on creating a thriving, beautiful garden in shaded areas, ensuring your outdoor space remains a vibrant, green retreat even without direct sun. Perfect for gardeners seeking to beautify their north facing outdoor spaces.

Check out our guide to the types of garden shade and the plants best suited to them

Read our planting cheat sheet for every garden aspect, for a North, South, East and West-facing garden. Click here for more at David Wilson Homes.

The brief was to create a garden that would reflect the classic and contemporary interior design of the owner's wonderful home.

We have lived in our home for exactly four summers. When we moved in the back yard needed a lot of love. Over the past few years we have put in a fence and a shed and added a lot of beds around the peripheral of the lot, (see a sneak peek pic at the end of this post). There is still much to do but I love to garden so its less of a chore for me than my husband....he hates it. There is this one spot that I have wrestled with every spring, hence the title of this post. West facing flower bed…

Catherine Clancy, garden designer based in Greenwich and Blackheath, London. offers, garden design, lighting design, planning applications, construction drawings, planting design, tender preparation,