Plants for a west-facing garden bask in warm afternoon and evening sun. It is one of the best aspects for a garden you use in the evening, holding the light and heat late into the day.
A west-facing garden is shaded in the morning and sunny through the afternoon and evening, holding warmth well after a south aspect has started to cool. It is the classic aspect for a garden you sit in after work, since the best of the light lands exactly when you are there to enjoy it.
In planting terms it is close to a south aspect, just a little gentler in the morning. Most sun-lovers and flowering perennials do well, and it is a lovely spot for scented plants and pale flowers that come into their own in the low evening light. The soil warms up more slowly than a south bed but still dries out in summer, so free-draining ground and the odd drought-tolerant plant help.
All grown for UK gardens and sent out well rooted.
Frequently Asked Questions
Most sun-lovers and flowering perennials do well, since a west aspect gets warm afternoon and evening sun. It is also ideal for scented plants and pale flowers that shine in the low evening light.
It is one of the best. The sun arrives in the afternoon and lingers into the evening, so a west-facing seating area catches the warmth exactly when most people are home to use it.
Plenty. It is shaded in the morning but sunny from midday onwards, holding light and heat later than a south aspect. That suits a wide range of sun-loving and flowering plants.
Pale and white flowers and silver foliage glow as the light drops, and many scented plants release more fragrance in the still evening air. A west aspect shows all of them off beautifully.
