East Facing Garden

[roadman]

my garden faces east but very slightly north also and it gets light until about three or four in the afternoon one side stays shaded throughout the day and the other is exposed to direct light i need some plant recommendations for both the shaded side and the side that gets sun please i am thinking nice wild flower style with some allium popping up through good for the bees

[Chipchopper]

For the shaded side, maybe ferns, hostas, bergenias.
Sunny side. I planted some alliums last year, and they put on quite a show, how about some sunflowers to bring in the wildlife, some California poppies ?

[MargoTester]

My garden sounds very similar to yours. I've bought non-stop begonias for the last couple of years and they put on a lovely show and last for absolutely ages right up until the frosts. They seem to do well wherever I put them

[MargoTester]

https://www.jparkers.co.uk/begonia-nonstop-yellow-maxi-plugs-0013385c?fo_c=193&fo_k=217b6239d0ce26229ed37f5b170616d6&fo_s=gplauk&;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2KCD4fTq_QIVNIBQBh0mqgyqEAQYCyABEgJuePD_BwE
They come in lots of different colours

[roadman]

with respect i had a look at those plants and they dont seem very trendy im thinking maybe wild grasses with alliums in between to add some height sunflowers are a good idea for the back maybe and the ferns are always nice i have some already which i will keep i am thinking some bamboo in replacement of a tree i want to get rid of on the shady side but then i am stuck for ideas so any are welcome but im thinking trendy things that arent too much maintenance

[MargoTester]

Google trendy plants for 2023

[ladybirder]

No idea what is trendy and what's not. On my shaded most of the day border except for early morning for a couple of hours, I have a Honeysuckle, some Hydrangeas, a couple of Acers and a Philadelphus. All doing OK after approx 8 years.

[MargoTester]

I've got a couple of hydrangeas Ladybirder, they are lovely and virtually maintenance free. I adore the blue ones but unfortunately my soil is wrong.

[ladybirder]

Margo I'm the same. I have to remind myself to feed them with some stuff to make them go blue. It does work. Can't remember what it's called, it's in the shed.

I have what I like and couldn't care less if they're trendy. What do trendy people do when plants are no longer trendy? Do you dig them up and chuck them away?

[Tyrion44]

Roadman be careful with bamboo because some species are very invasive

[Buenchico]

Have a play with the RHS 'Find a Plant' tool:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/search-form

Just enter all of the attributes that matter to you, leaving everything else blank. It should then offer you some suitable options.

For example, just telling the search form that your site has partial shade is is East-facing, together with asking it to search for 'wildflower meadow' plants, it finds this selection:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/search-results?sunlight=2&aspect=1&gardenTypes=10

[Maydup]

It’s very trendy to grow veg - set out a space in the sunny area to grow salad leaves, chard, runner beans and courgettes. All really easy, colourful and edible. Have adobe herbs to in raised bed maybe and some companion plants such as pot marigolds and nasturtiums.

[Maydup]

I don’t know what Adobe herbs are either! Typo - but the bugs and bees might like them.