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not much sun in garden can some one help?

Hi my garden is approx 45 feet long by 30 feet wide not a big garden but nice size, I want to grow some flowers and some veg and fruit at the end of the garden, The thing is if you stand at the back wall there is no sun for 5 feet.... ever, its by no means dark at all but the no direct sun. what can i grow here? also looking for garden designs for this size garden something on a very small budget. in Ireland so any help from here please

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1. There are no vegetables that will grow with no direct sun, but there are a good many ornamentals. Hosta, bleeding heart, azaleas, hydrangeas, astilbe, heuchera, lamium, pulmonaria, and aquilegia will perform well in diffused shade. Good luck! VCE Master Gardener