Planting Under Roof Overhangs In Shaed

You could try them they all tolerate a lot of shade.

Planting under roof overhangs in shaed.

A building or fence that blocks the wind may affect the rain direction in windy storms. Note too that water cascading off a roof can damage plants below. Planting directly under the drip line is asking for trouble. Planting under evergreens is tough because there s little light and plants have to compete with roots for.

But i don t think i have as much shade as it looks like you have. By moving out from under the overhang there will be much less maintenance work and the plants will love it. Rain snow and ice will damage any plant in that location sometimes terminally. A roof overhang can create a band of dry shade near the house.

Plants can provide shade and act as windbreaks. Dry shade can even be found under plants. In addition to providing shade plants can assist cooling by transpiration. Even if other areas under the overhang receive partial sun for a few hours per day the back row is unlikely to get a significant.

Notice how the trees and shrubs in this foundation planting are placed beyond the drip line of the overhanging eaves. Meanwhile house eaves often shelter plants from rain and not in a good way. They are 24 plus gutters so about 30 deep. I don t have much use for them but maybe aspidistra cast iron plant.

Tolerating dry shade is not the same as thriving in it. Hi i d leave that area as an access trail for painting etc and either move plants or plant outside the eave perimeter. Deciduous plants allow winter sun through their bare branches and exclude summer sun with their leaves. I ve noticed how dry it is under the eaves now that the gutters are up.

You could fill the area with river rock mulch bricks etc. It s going to remain as natural and rustic as practicable using native plants where they make sense. If you plant beneath an overhang be prepared to water these plants throughout the growing season. Design the back layer with plants tolerant of full shade.

At my house in the sandhills the roof overhang is about the only place that gets enough water to keep the above plants alive. One thing i didn t consider how dry it is under the roof overhangs. When planting under trees keep in mind that tree roots suck up much of the available water and give a fair amount of shade once the leaves fill in. Fixes for dry shady plantings.