I had the spiders and aloe (not flowering) right by the windows so they got the early am sun and then bright light all day. The begonias, which were not hot sun tolerant were placed back a bit so they only got the really early sunlight, then good filtered light all day.
These days I have a yard and also there the balance between light and water and trees is critical. We had a giant live oak that was so gorgeous and shaded the deck and a lot of the yard. I had plant shelves on it where I kept the orchids during the spring/summer/fall. The tree failed, started tilting and kept leaning more and tree guys said it was rotting inside and would come down in a storm - and probably on top of our house! Once it came down (we were so sad) it totally changed our back yard. I had to bring the phalaenopsis inside and the cymbidiums aren't blooming - dont have the right conditions now. However the crepe myrtle has come back strong and we did find a good place to move the variegated ginger. We've moved the deck plants around and just don't sit in the sunny sitting area much - there's a shade side where we now chill.
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