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Planting Positions

A Guide to Garden Planting Positions

Read the Hortlands Nursery guide to understanding the best planting positions for your garden and what constitutes full sun, partial shade and full shade.

Full sun

More than 6 hours of direct sun per day at midsummer.

Trees that can handle full sun include the beech tree, dawn redwood tree and handkerchief tree.

Partial shade

3 to 6 hours of direct sun per day at midsummer.

Full shade

Less than 2 hours of direct sun per day at midsummer.

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