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!
Leyland cypress trees casting too much shade
The hydrangeas and the gardenias should do fine....the other smaller plants and the loropetalum may need to be moved to a sunnier location. It would appear that the two large Pines might be contributing to the shadiness. I have 2 gardenias growing under a live oak and they bloom much better than the one in full sun.
Thanks, moon howl for responding. I will try your suggestion. The loropetalums are planted almost in between the leylands. There are about 6 of them. I planted them when they were all very small and didn't allow for the eventual growth they would have. A definite newbie mistake. I have so much to move around now. I will get to work as soon as the weather warms a bit. If anyone else has sugesstions please respond.
The loropetalums will handle light shade and still bloom well. Good luck to ya with your spring projects.
Thanks a lot. I can'ty wait til I can get started.
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