My local garden center keeps selling 'full sun' plants for shady spots

I saw them label a hydrangea as needing full sun, which is just wrong for our area. Those plants will fry in a south facing bed with no afternoon cover. It matters because new gardeners trust that advice and waste money on plants that die. I learned this after killing three lavender plants in my own shady yard before checking a real guide. Why do stores give such bad info when a simple tag fix would help? Has anyone else found a nursery that actually knows their stuff?

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hugowells10d ago

Ugh, I totally used to grab plants based on those tags. Lost a few myself before I wised up.

xena_campbell7810d ago

My first year gardening I killed three lavender plants because the tags said full sun, but our Texas sun just fried them. I learned to check my actual yard's light at different times before buying anything. It made a huge difference, hugowells, and now I mostly bring home plants that actually live. I keep a little notebook in my shed to track what works in each shady or sunny spot.