Garden in the sun to grow vegetables. Pick them! Eat them in the shade!
Vegetables grow best in the sun. Not people. The first level of skin protection is the shade in your yard.
Shade is the solution to environmental problems of cities. Systems to provide it will be the starting point from which landscapes of the future will be designed.
Population increases and limited water will result in fewer lawns.
Water scarcity already requires planners of cities to weigh the problems and limitations of trees against their benefits.
Shade landscapes and gardens require less water.People need gardens, especially shade gardens.
When creating your shade sanctuary proceed as follows:
First; Take advantage of shade provided by existing buildings.
Second; Creatively design and build shade into your landscape. Considering solar panels? They should be valued for their shade as much as for the energy they generate.
Third; Utilize the shade provided by existing trees.
Fourth; Plant suitable additional trees.
Fifth; Grow a shade garden (By planting hostas of course!)
Sixth: Educate your environmentalist friends "When people grow things they become part of the solution. Until they do they are part of the problem."
