Dear gardeners,
I have a north facing garden which gets a lot of ambient light but only a few hours of direct sunlight. I am struggling to see good results with:
1. Zepherine Drouhin climbing rose - Planted this last spring and it grew a few branches that I have trained on a trellis. The branches are very thin though and I had to remove a bunch of leaves on them because of mildew.
2. Rangoon creeper or honeysuckle - Planted this last spring and saw some growth, but completely shed all its leaves during the winter. Also the main growth was a single vine with tiny branches off of it.
My question is if I can place these plants in a sunnier location (friend's place) during the growing season to trigger good growth and bring them back to the shade later on. I am hoping that a more mature plant with thicker branches and more leaves can tolerate less light more effectively. Do you think it will work?
