Beginner Gardening: Leyland cypress trees casting too much shade, 0 by ksongbird

ksongbird wrote:
Hi there everyone, I need help. I made a big mistake. I planted evergreen leyland cypress trees on the hot south side of my house which provided a much needed screen to hide my neighbors bad back yard. In front of it I planted other sun loving plants like gardenia shrubs, endless summer hydrangea , blackeyed susans, daylillies, knock out roses and loropetalums. Now the trees are big and the flowers and shrubs are not blooming very well. What do I do now! I can't remove the trees nor do I want to, but will I have to remove all of my other sun loving plants and turn the bed into a shade garden? Will the trees continue to make the entire south side shady? All of my sun is being hidden by these trees. Help!