Believe it or not, smart landscaping will help keep you more comfortable and save you money in the long run. Your first thought when planting trees or shrubs may be for looks alone, but don’t let that be your only consideration. Smart landscaping that you plant around your home is also an efficient way to keep your home cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
If you’re having trouble deciding on the best landscaping, keep in mind that indigenous plants and trees will work better in your area. If you live in a desert like community you’ll also want the ones that will not need as much water.
Take a look around your home before you even begin. Watch where the sun shines in mid-summer and mid day and where a shade tree would be more advantageous.
A tree needs to have a dense canopy and the best place to plant a tall tree may be on the south side of your home because it should shade the roof and keeps a great deal of the heat from entering your home. Trees should shade the windows as well. The majority of heat will come through your windows both heating and cooling.
Don’t plant trees too close to your home, and consider when they become fully grown. Remember the roots as well, because roots can damage foundations, sidewalks, and driveways. Try to keep the lower branches trimmed because they block the breezes and you defeat your purposes.
The same holds true of shrubs and plants because they need to breathe, so leave some space around them, and be sure to allow them to grow to maturity. Low-lying plants also cool the ground around your home. Trellises work well as you train your vines and possibly ivy to grow as they provide shade.
Choose trees and remember those fast growing trees offer shade in just a few years, but they aren’t as hardy as their counterparts. A tree that loses its leaves in the fall lets the warm sun in, in the winter.
Look around at your neighbors’ homes. When you compare your home with theirs, you may be
surprised that they hired a landscape architect to help in the design, arrangement, and choice. If you decide to take that same route your neighbors will certainly be admiring yours.
However you can do the job yourself and remember that the landscaping will change your property from just a house to a home.
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