How to tell where you garden is facing? (South/North etc) - Page 3

 



But was it 12.00 noon when you looked?

If you look at different times it will be in different directions.

Alan

 



Milankovitch Cycles innit ?
Jenny

 



   If you're setting up a sundial in the UK, do it in summertime after
the clocks change. Then it will tell you the right time when you're most
likely to be outside, and in sunshine) and will be one hour out in
wintertime.

 

 



I made a Sundial for the side of the house. It's no problem to put both GMT
and BST on. I put winter in negative, summer in positive.

Slatts

 


It's the former, so SE facing.


You don't need an exact figure, in fact it doesn't matter that much
though, what matters is you learn where the sun shade etc. falls in your
garden through the day/year.

If you can find you house on Google Earth (not all the UK photos are a
very good resolution, but lots are. it has a handy little compass.

<http://earth.google.com/>

Though this requires you to install a small application on your
computer. It's good for some time wasting though.

Our local authority planning dept has maps showing individual properties
(1:10000 maybe?) which you can access via searching for planning
permissions.

99% of gardens are good for growing, southerly acing gardens are
generaly considered 'good' because the house isn't shading the garden,
but then if it was surrounded by 40 foot conifers....


What sort of gardening to you think you are interested in - ornamental,
veg, fruit? how mcuh time do you think you will devote to it? For the
first year, get a fell for the garden, don't necessarily plan any major
changes. Note the where the sun/shade falls, how would you like to use
the garden, will you want somewhere to sit in the evening sun, any
special features, such a s a pond? Measure it up and sketch  a plan etc.
--
Chris French