Suburban Ecology » Landscaping http://suburbanecology.com Trying To Live Green In The Suburbs Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:45:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Landscaping To Save Energy http://suburbanecology.com/landscaping-to-save-energy_94 http://suburbanecology.com/landscaping-to-save-energy_94#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:29:42 +0000 Rick http://suburbanecology.com/?p=94 If you’re serious about cutting your home energy costs, you might want to take a second look at your home landscaping. You may not be aware of it, but energy-efficient home landscaping can reduce your household’s energy consumption for heating and cooling by as much as 25 percent. Proper placement of trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, and hedges lets you modify the micro-climate around your home to maximize shade during the summer and reduce wind chill during the winter. Energy-efficient home landscaping is one of the best investments you can make, because aside from its potential to increase the resale value of your property, it can generate enough savings to return your initial investment in less than eight years. Therefore, it is not surprising that more homeowners than ever are implementing energy-conserving home landscaping ideas on their property.

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