Tips for NE facing garden

Looking for advice about plants for a north east facing garden in Scotland.

I’m wanting to buy wooden planters to put directly under my living room window in a mid terraced house. On a sunny day there’s sun for a bit early morning then it’s in shade thereafter. Is there any plants that would survive this amount of sun? I don’t want to spent lots of money on big wooden planters that end up going to waste. I’ve tried googling around but not really sure where to start!

thanks

 

Something else to consider is are you wanting something semi permanent or maybe plant up winter and summer displays.

 

Thank for your replies.

I’m terms of size, I’m thinking of fairly large planters, maybe 2 at 120cm length and around 30-40cm tall.

I’m terms of plants, I am pretty flexible and just want to take away the concrete look of my front garden! Something like an Ivy that might trail over and keep leaves over winter but I feel I’m restricted with the lack of sunlight as to what would work. As the planters are big, I’d quite like a mix of plants.

Thanks again for your help!

 

My suggestion would be to choose a quantity of standard pots which might fit the suitable 4 Ft. ? trough(s). If 6x 8" pots fit nicely, then buy 18 pots.
Select or grow your preference of plants according to taste and season. Then rotate the pots, bringing forward those plants in flower so as to maximise the effect. The potted plants can then be placed in a more sunny place to recuperate and develop for their next appearance. Foliage plants could be used to create interest when nothing is flowering.
In this way you could have a range from spring bulbs, mid and late season hebaceous, lavender, hebe, conifers, cyclamen, Christmas trees, decorative cabbage... the world at your feet.

 

Thanks all for your advice! Plenty to take on now