Lately I’ve been watching DIY type shows, helping generate ideas for how I want to landscape my yard in the spring.
Style, patterns, flower bed locations, and proper water runoff are all important, but one thing you might add to your list: shade. Confused as to how shading becomes important? Depending on how you execute your landscaping, there is money to be saved.
One of the best shade providers are deciduous trees (leafy in summer, bare in winter). They provide wonderful shade for your home in summer but allow the sun to help warm your home in winter. Plant these trees on the south and west sides of your house to use them to their fullest.
According to the Department of Energy, a well-placed tree, shrub, or vine can:
- deliver effective shade.
- act as a windbreak.
- reduce your energy bills - up to 25% of the energy a typical household uses for energy.
The extra shade the trees can provide can help your HVAC use less energy to cool your home in the summer, since the air the unit is bringing in has already cooled by a few degrees.
So while you’re planning out your backyard oasis, consider planting some deciduous trees!
6 comments:
If they do their job properly, you get a true professional, who first and foremost listens to what you want to do in your garden. They'd then present you with some ideas of their own, and help you to see outside the square. Quite often we go into something with preconceived ideas, and can't picture other alternatives.
Plants and trees are very beneficial to everyone. Not only can they add beauty to our house but they also provide protection during bad weather conditions. This is one of the reasons why people love decorating their gardens. They get something in return.
Planting trees around your home can provide a lot of benefits, especially on hot summer days. Planting deciduous trees such as elms, oaks, and maples are more appropriate because they provide a focal point to your landscape and also adequate shade.
Choosing the right plants or trees must be considered when planning to start a landscaping project. They have always been the main features of any landscaping design. They highlight any property with their unique beauty.
Well, if the landscaper is creative enough then they could surely make a good landscape project with any materials that was laid to them.
Agreed, trees and flora are for everyone. We need to make our Mother Earth as green as possible before we continue to make changes to the environment.
-Evergreen Tree & Shrub Inc.
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