Full Sun
Six or more hours of direct sun is “full sun” — the brightest, hottest real estate in your garden, and these plants are built for it. The tag collects every guide for sun-lovers: most vegetables and fruit, Mediterranean herbs, and the big flowering performers like sunflowers, zinnias, marigolds and lavender. Full-sun positions dry out fast, so most of these guides pair sun with watering and mulching advice. If your space is a south-facing bed, an open terrace or a baking balcony, start your plant shopping from this list.
Mulch matters more here than anywhere else in the garden. A few centimetres of organic mulch on a sun-baked bed cuts evaporation sharply and keeps root-zone temperatures survivable through the hottest fortnight of the year.
