Strategic planting means to locate the trees and shrubs where they provide the most value.
Select a tree that can be planted within 20 feet of the window and will grow at least 10 feet taller than the window. If space permits, create a continuous planting along all major west and east windows. Avoid trees south of windows. In summer, when the sun is high in the sky at midday, the shadow of a tree falls directly under the tree and misses the home to the north. In winter, however, when the sun is low in the southern sky, the shadow of the same tree will fall on the house through most of the day.