Landscaping can provide an effective natural way to moderate heat loss in your home and help you to reduce cooling bills.
Trees provide shade for portions of both roof and walls.
In addition, air drawn into the house from shaded areas will be relatively cooler. Shrubbery planted a few feet away from the house will provide extra shade without obstructing air currents. In fact, landscaping can be used to funnel air into the house. Ground Surfaces Ground surfaces around a house affect the radiant, convective and conductive heat gains and losses of windows and walls. Ground surfaces reflect solar radiation through windows and raise the temperature in the immediate vicinity by radiating stored warmth to surrounding materials.