You will benefit from shading areas around your house as well. Driveways, patios, and other large, paved areas and gravelbeds store heat, especially if they're dark in color. If reflected onto your home and yard, this heat causes glare and increases temperatures. To reduce these effects, surround the areas with shrubs and grass. Vines and climbing plants are effective sunscreens as well.
Vines are especially useful on south-facing walls that are difficult to shade with trees.
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