page_title: Climate-friendly gardening
section_title: From houses
hierarchical_section_title: Climate-friendly gardening / Reducing greenhouse gas emissions / Using gardens to reduce greenhouse gas emissions / From houses
caption_attribution_description: English: Climbers as insulation - Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata, Boston ivy, in autumn
context_page_description: Climate-friendly gardening is gardening in ways which reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from gardens and encourage the absorption of carbon dioxide by soils and plants in order to aid the reduction of global warming.
  To be a climate-friendly gardener means considering both what happens in a garden and the materials brought into it and the impact they have on land use and climate.
  It can also include garden features or activities in the garden that help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions elsewhere.
context_section_description: Climate-friendly gardeners can use their gardens in ways which reduce greenhouse gas emissions from homes by:
  Using sunlight and wind to dry washing on washing lines instead of fossil fuel-generated electricity to run tumble dryers;
  Planting deciduous climbers on houses and planting deciduous trees at suitable distances from the house to provide shade during the summer, reducing the consumption of electricity for air conditioning, but also such that at cooler times of year, sunlight can reach and warm a house, reducing heating costs and consumption;
  Planting hedges, trees, shrubs and climbers to shelter houses from wind, reducing heating costs and consumption during the winter (as long as any planting does not create a wind-tunnel effect).p. 243
  Climate-friendly gardeners may also choose to reduce their own personal greenhouse gas emissions by growing and eating carminative plants such as fennel and garlic which reduce intestinal gases such as methane.
caption: Climbers as insulation - Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata, Boston ivy, in autumn
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