Mike--
I would say they get dappled shade...so dappled sun too--depending on the time of day.
There are two old, Maples in my small back yard. The Silver maple is HUGE!
The post (used to hold my roll out laundry line) is where the Gooseberry pot is.
It gets some direct sun as it passes over, but then the high branches of the Maple shade it.
The other Maple is a red maple aka a Swamp Maple. It is more petite in structure.
I have NOWHERE else to plant it--so it has to make do.
You would have to stop by here to see the way my back yard "lives". Difficult to get
any areas of direct sun. BUT--that is all I have--The bonus is when you walk around back
on a hot day--the temps drop about 10*. So lovely on sweltering days.
The breeze and the shade the trees add to a hot day is nice.
Anyway--since you graduated from Perry Hall HS (4 houses away from me) I welcome
you to stop in and check out my small garden and yard. You will be surprised at all
that does grow here.....Anyway--I am sure you will see it some day.
Here are a "panorama" ???? of my back yard. Pics taken (June 2013) from my BR window.
Brace yourself---you will see how ridiculously small it all is--
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1--Back yard left side.
The shed and the raised bed are my property boundaries.
2-- This is the middle of my back yard.
The pole in the distance is where the pot of Gooseberry bush is located.
To the right is part of my YUK bed--so named bc it is totally full of maple roots.
Can't dig anywhere....therefore...."YUK" bed. The corner with the light is part of my Patio.
3--This is IT--the YUK bed in it's entirety and a good view of the Big Maple.
Must be close to 50yrs. old. As you can see--the trunk is just 4' away from the bed.
The wood fence was put up by my Pakistani neighbor. That took away a lot of
direct sun for my bed. It is amazing, though, re all that DOES grow there....
4--Here is a view (still from my window) of the patio--looking down.
This is where a lot of gardening action takes place.
ALL my Houseplants and HB's spend the summer somewhere on this patio.
The big, round table is moved to center and I do a lot of potting and planting on it.
The swing is to relax on--a cold beer or an iced glass of wine in hand.
5--This is a good view of the YUK bed and the BIG maple. (2011)
The Gooseberry bush is/was located just to the right of the tree trunk
before I dug it up and divided it. I was trying to resurrect this tiny, unused,
root-infested bed and see if I could dig it up, amend it, and plant something in it.
The fence my neighbor put up pretty much ended any sun anywhere at ground level.
Even my old Lilac stopped blooming. (It is on the right of the tree trunk)
6--This is a nice view looking at the Patio from the East side.
Makes me feel comfy just to look at it.....
7--This is the South side of my house--this bed gets full sun all day long.
You can also get some idea of how huge the maple is we are talking about.
It engulfs the back yard as you look at it. Tall and elegant...
Many a branch has come sailing down due to it's age--and--YES!--due to the
last big infestation of Cicadas--which scraped the bark on all tree branches
down through the cambium--to lay their eggs in. A death sentence to that branch---
Almost every branch, big or small, that comes down, has old scars from the cicadas in it.
To the right--see the the Lilac bush? It was still OK then.
8--Look familiar, Mike???
Just over the hump of the road, and to the left, is Perry Hall HS.
I can still see the Parades and the band marching down the road---
their blue capes blowing in the wind. Used to give me goosebumps.
My daughter, Benita, was part of the band.
NOW--You have to send us pictures of your house and garden. Deal?
Gita
