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Adding a compass to your plan [Phone]

Add a compass to work out where sun and shade are likely to fall in your garden using an iPhone or Android phone

Updated over 5 months ago

Where to find the compass

You can find a selection of compass icons among the Garden Objects.

Garden Planner - Garden Objects

Scroll down or start typing 'compass' to find a selection of compass icons. Tap once to select the compass, move to where you want it to be on your plan, then tap to place it. You can resize the compass by tapping on and dragging the corner 'handles'.

Garden Planner - Compass

How to indicate direction using the compass

Tap on and drag the the center handle to rotate the compass to show where North lies.

Garden Planner - Orientating the Compass

How to find plants for shady areas of your garden

Once you've determined where the shady areas of your garden are on your plan, you can browse plants that are tolerant of some shade using the filter options.

Garden Planner - Plant Selector

Tap on Filters at the top right of the plant selector, then select Partial Shade Tolerant

Garden Planner - Apply plant filter
Garden Planner - Partial Shade Tolerant

Any questions? Chat to us!

Tap on the Live Chat icon in the Garden Planner if you need help or have questions for our gardening experts.

Garden Planner - Live Chat

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