Subtropical Plants

To grow plants successfully it is important to know that all plants thrive in full sun positions to some shade with many variations inbetween. In a cultivated situation around a house with plants being grown from all over the world, it is vital to keep the sun - shade gradation worked out.

In our own house, we have a lot of pots and planters around the east and the south side of the house.

• The front entry of the house: The front faces east so this side gets more sun till midday. Then this side is in more shade all of the afternoon.
• Southern side of the house .... Pots are also up the southern side of the house. This side is more shady which some plants find more desirable.
• Northern side of the house .... it mainly open to the sun ..... there are no planters here as glass windows are from the top horizontal beam and run down to the floor. See the interior photo at ....http://kenandharrietshouse.blogspot.com/2007_04_01_archive.html
  

With the new spring weather, every thing is coming out in flower. I have made over time, planter surrounds in old timber. You can have large plastic pot filled with black compost from the heap down the hill. The planter surround covers the pot and you do see the black plastic pot. A plant in the compost grows very quickly.

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Subtropical Plants ......With growing plants, you need you need to take into accont that all plants have a desirable growing zone that ranges between full sun and shade.