North or North-East?

 


We are buying a new-build on a development.  There are two houses up for
grabs
with 60 foot gardens.

One of the houses has a North facing garden and the other has a
North-East
facing garden.

Which would you choose?

PS we are in South London.

Thanks




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deebs

 


deebs;879518 Wrote:

two houses up for

facing garden.

Presumably you mean the rear-side of the house is N or NE facing.
Clearly, in
general the NE facing house would shade the garden a little
less, but this might
be irrelevant if there is another building due
south of the garden, eg, next
door, if it is a wall-like housing
development.  What is the condition of light
from the sides? You might
like to think whether you'd get any light in the
garden late of a summer
afternoon, which I think is a particularly useful time
for it.  Also
consider the far end of the garden. The far end of a north-facing
garden
is south-facing, and the NE one SW facing, provided it isn't excessively
overlooked by the housing at the other end, or otherwise shaded.  These
are good
directions for plants that like to be roasted.

Personally I'd think that light into the rooms of the house might be
more
important.  I like having an east-facing bedroom (sun in the
morning) and a
west-facing lounge (sun in the evening).  Assuming that
you are heavily
overlooked by buildings fomr teh side, an EW oriented
house is ideal for me.
Though less useful for putting solar cells on the
roof.




--
echinosum

 



"deebs"  wrote

Whichever you choose with a 60ft rear garden you will be able to have a
patio/sun trap in the sun, just have to be down the bottom of the garden
instead of near the house. However you must look at how the sun reaches the
garden, how many other buildings, trees, etc shade it. Check it at different
times of the day. If there is a sunny spot down the garden right now it will
be better in the summer when the sun is higher.
Our garden is NNE facing and much shorter than yours, it's not a problem,
you just have to choose the right plants for a bit of shade, or rather, lack
of direct sun. Some of the plants I grow would not like it any other way.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

 

On 08/03/2010 17:23, Bob Hobden wrote:

In a similar situation we find that a trough of alpine saxifrages
(apiculata etc)does very well near our back windows - with practically
no direct sunlight. They burn up anywhere else. OTOH the greenhouse
needs to be halfway down the garden.
Paul

--
CTC Right to Ride Rep. for Richmond upon Thames

 



I'd buy the one that gives you the most privacy and the most light in
the house.  There are lots of plants that can be grown in many
different conditions, including shady gardens, so I wouldn't put that
concern at the top of my personal list if I had to make the same choice.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon