Dry Shade

-Cover dry soil with loose gravel and porous containers planted with azaleas and camellias
-Woodland plants like clivias, box and bromeliads do well in dry soil, but you’ll have to establish a wetting agent first.
-Using star jasmine or plectranthus as the ground cover is a nice way to encourage fortification of the soil.
-Opt for shade-lovers with variegated leaves like coleus and nettle. They reflect light easily and liven up dark spaces.
-While pruning, trim off the low-lying branches upwards to lift up the tree canopy and form vents for entry of light.

Narrow Spaces

-Use climbers and low-growing plants for narrow spaces.
-If it’s a shaded area, try abutilon or camellia; for sunny spots, try jasmine or clematis.
-Cane begonias are narrow plants that offer visual interest in small spaces.
-For an architectural appeal, grow a real bamboo in a container.

Hot Garden Fences

-Create shade in the hot area with a screen of cloth or reed.
-Alternatively, you can use hardy hedging plants like bamboo or photinia to block out the excess heat.
-Prepare your garden bed as wide as you can to encourage planting far away from the hot spot.
-Taller hedges like bearded iris do well in the heat. Plant low-growing hedges like box, and myrtle in rows to give a nice cascading effect.

Windy Places

-Use natural windbreaks in the form of birch, dogwood and spruce trees or shrubs like honeysuckle or forsythia.
-Use porous structures instead of solid ones as they have a greater tendency to stay upright in the face of storms.
-Wind dries up your plants and soil far too quickly, so you have to keep watering them every now and then, especially during the colder months.

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