Planting Under Roof Overhangs In Shaed

Rain snow and ice will damage any plant in.

Planting under roof overhangs in shaed.

Rain snow and ice will damage any plant in that location sometimes terminally. Design the back layer with plants tolerant of full shade. Dry shade can even be found under plants. In addition to providing shade plants can assist cooling by transpiration.

Hi i d leave that area as an access trail for painting etc and either move plants or plant outside the eave perimeter. Meanwhile house eaves often shelter plants from rain and not in a good way. Plants can provide shade and act as windbreaks. Even if other areas under the overhang receive partial sun for a few hours per day the back row is unlikely to get a significant.

Blocked shade is when a building roof overhang wall or fence keeps out sunlight. You could try them they all tolerate a lot of shade. But i don t think i have as much shade as it looks like you have. Planting directly under the drip line is asking for trouble.

It s going to remain as natural and rustic as practicable using native plants where they make sense. Fixes for dry shady plantings. They are 24 plus gutters so about 30 deep. One thing i didn t consider how dry it is under the roof overhangs.

If you plant beneath an overhang be prepared to water these plants throughout the growing season. Note too that water cascading off a roof can damage plants below. Planting under evergreens is tough because there s little light and plants have to compete with roots for. At my house in the sandhills the roof overhang is about the only place that gets enough water to keep the above plants alive.

Notice how the trees and shrubs in this foundation planting are placed beyond the drip line of the overhanging eaves. Plants also enhance the visual environment and create pleasant filtered light see landscaping and garden design. By moving out from under the overhang there will be much less maintenance work and the plants will love it. You could fill the area with river rock mulch bricks etc.

Deciduous plants allow winter sun through their bare branches and exclude summer sun with their leaves. A building or fence that blocks the wind may affect the rain direction in windy storms. Tolerating dry shade is not the same as thriving in it. I don t have much use for them but maybe aspidistra cast iron plant.