Tips for designing your landscape:

A well-designed landscape may be your best long-term investment for reducing energy bills. Carefully positioned trees, shrubs, and grasses can cut your summer and winter energy costs dramatically, as well as protect your home from the sun, help control noise, and reduce consumption of water, pesticides, and fuel for landscaping and lawn maintenance.

Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are the most effective at reducing heat and cooling energy costs. They provide excellent protection from the summer sun, yet permit winter sunlight to reach and warm your house.

Evergreen trees and shrubs planted on the north and west sides of your house will deflect winter winds. Deflect summer winds by planting on the south and west sides of your house.

Shading and evaporative cooling from trees can reduce surrounding air temperatures as much as 9 degrees Fahrenheit.

Trees, and shrubs that are native to your climate can greatly reduce the amount of water needed to keep them flourishing.

On average, a well-designed landscape provides enough energy savings to return your initial investment in less than five to eight years.

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