Tag: shade
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The ‘wirgola’
We needed a quick, very cheap way to shade the Western side of the house. The afternoon summer sun gets so very hot here. We have a thermometer under the small front verandah, this is in the shade at all times, though it’s post gets the sun. It’s been as hot as 47 C some…
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Planting time is family time.
The family planting trees. 4 deciduous fruit trees that should provide us. In addition to fruit, they will shade the front of the house from the western sun that blasts it in summer. I used tree guards around their bases. These keep water where it is needed and allow it to move down to the…
