Four Random Reasons To Plant A Tree Tomorrow!
February 5th 2008 06:40
Everyone loves trees. They're green, made of wood, and make your yard look less like a plaster-plastic tomb. However sometimes people need incentive and other reasons to plant a little green in that well-kept lawn of theirs! Here's four reasons to plant a tree tomorrow and start reaping the rewards.
1.Sneaky Energy Saver:
This is no mystery to any informed reader but it's still so ingenious that it had to make the list. By tactically planting a tree at an angle and position so as to shade your window(s) during the time of the day when the sun is highest you can effectively reduce the temperature of your house. In fact - planting to shade a large sliding glass door can lower the temperature in your house by roughly five degrees during the hottest parts of the day!
Now how's that for keeping it cool?
2. Leafy Gate-Keeper:
A massive daunting tree may be able to shade your house. Yet low shrubbery and undergrowth can serve as a powerful tool for making your home less appealing to burglars and thieves. A particularly robust shrub perhaps with thorns or sharp branches can be a real pain in the neck for someone trying to access your ground-level windows.
3. Home Away From Home:
Nothing says loving like moving out to your kids tree-fort after a slip-up with the wife. In addition to being a classic architectual venture for children a good tree-fort can serve as a much needed escape for any guy. Especially if you can manage to hook up a TV out there!
In addition to making your own secret fortress, any number of local birds and small mammals will gladly thank you for putting up a place for them to get some sleep too. It beats the couch!
4. Super Green Sun-Shade
A lot of people use a sun-shade in their car to preserve that much beloved leather interior or perhaps just keep their car cool so they don't have to "full-blast" the air when they hop in each day. In either regard having a nice shady tree overlooking your driveway can do the same trick and to an even greater extent than a sun-shade! Just be careful of tree's prone to shedding or you'll end up hosing down your ride every day.
1.Sneaky Energy Saver:
This is no mystery to any informed reader but it's still so ingenious that it had to make the list. By tactically planting a tree at an angle and position so as to shade your window(s) during the time of the day when the sun is highest you can effectively reduce the temperature of your house. In fact - planting to shade a large sliding glass door can lower the temperature in your house by roughly five degrees during the hottest parts of the day!
Now how's that for keeping it cool?
2. Leafy Gate-Keeper:
A massive daunting tree may be able to shade your house. Yet low shrubbery and undergrowth can serve as a powerful tool for making your home less appealing to burglars and thieves. A particularly robust shrub perhaps with thorns or sharp branches can be a real pain in the neck for someone trying to access your ground-level windows.
3. Home Away From Home:
Nothing says loving like moving out to your kids tree-fort after a slip-up with the wife. In addition to being a classic architectual venture for children a good tree-fort can serve as a much needed escape for any guy. Especially if you can manage to hook up a TV out there!
In addition to making your own secret fortress, any number of local birds and small mammals will gladly thank you for putting up a place for them to get some sleep too. It beats the couch!
4. Super Green Sun-Shade
A lot of people use a sun-shade in their car to preserve that much beloved leather interior or perhaps just keep their car cool so they don't have to "full-blast" the air when they hop in each day. In either regard having a nice shady tree overlooking your driveway can do the same trick and to an even greater extent than a sun-shade! Just be careful of tree's prone to shedding or you'll end up hosing down your ride every day.
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