It feels deeply ungrateful to say so, especially as I spent so many years living in a flat with zero outdoor space, but I have a very annoying garden... particularly when it comes to the permanently shady spots.
A large swathe of it sits in bright sunshine all day long, which sounds ideal until one of our increasingly hot summers rolls around and everything starts looking a little scorched. Then there's a section pressed right up against the neighbouring fence that never sees the sun at all (it is very much that type of garden shade), plus a huge magnolia tree at the back that creates a patchwork of dappled shade beneath its sprawling canopy.
