If this new location is only temporary you can make a frame of the size needed and cover with shade cloth. Al

The new location may or may not be temporary. We have considered building a house on our property. If or when the house is built, it will give shade to everything in the afternoon.

The only one of the various plants you list that has a need for shade is the hydrangea. All the others will be perfectly happy in all day sun.

My es hydrangea is in the most blazing afternoon sun. I moved it there from a place that was quite shady. It sulked for a year and then looked happy again. But now I am fighting off leaf spot that I never had a problem with before. Last year the leaf spot defoliated the whole thing. This year I've been religiously spraying it and haven't seen a sign of it. It's looking very healthy again and happy, but I have to wonder whether the leaf spot is partly a result of its more vulnerable location.

I believe your iris and gladiolus will do better than before in full sun.

This post was edited by sara82lee on Sun, Jun 15, 14 at 20:51