The summer solstice is here and it is a key day on the garden calendar. In our northern hemisphere, this is the longest day of the year. On this day, our garden plants receive more daylight than on any other day.
A tipping point on your garden calendar
This day on your garden calendar marks the start of astronomical summer. It is the tipping point at which days start to become shorter and nights longer. There is an incredible difference between the summer solstice peak and the winter solstice low. The longest day in summer offers your garden plants about six hours more daylight than its winter counterpart.
This is a bounteous and beautiful time on your garden calendar. Flowers are bursting into bloom and growth is all around. Plants sense the seasons in part through the availability of daylight. Many peak with the summer solstice and progress toward less dramatic displays as the evenings lengthen and the temperatures cool.
Expert garden design
Garden design takes into consideration the architectural features of the home or building on the site. Expert horticulture skills will also look at the site’s own attributes; the soil quality, the views offered, and local climatic conditions. Garden design and landscape build projects will leverage a planting plan that offers colour and interest. Specimen plants and trees will be selected to complement one another. Perennials and ornamental grasses will be chosen taking into account the garden calendar. As the seasons change, focal points also change. As the abundance of the summer solstice fades into winter, evergreen plants provide structure and cover.
About Outlook Gardens
We are leaders in transforming outdoor spaces, using expertly selected specimen plants, designed and installed with care to convey your own signature taste so that you can truly escape to reconnect with your creative and spiritual self.
With over 30 years experience, we develop and maintain luxurious outdoor spaces in some of Dublin’s most exclusive residential properties and multi-unit developments. To learn more and to discuss your garden design and build projects, please contact us.