Hello, I’m planting a fig tree and setting up a guild with a few plants around it. I do get deer and rabbits in the area so I got two lavenders and a Russian sage to plant in the guild. I was going to put the Russian sage on the west side of the fig, since I sometimes get wind coming from the west and figure it can act as a bit of a wind break, and was going to plant the two lavenders on the east side since that’s where rabbits and deer tend to come from.

I was also planning on putting two comfreys in the guild, and not sure where to plant. Some advice I’ve seen says put it in the south side because it will get more sun but other advice says this will shade out the fig so I should put it in the north side. Any harm in doing one on the south and one on the north just for spacing? Would love any advice. Thanks!