Plant Trees!

Are you looking for cost-effective yet eye-pleasing ways to lower your energy bills? Planting trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, and hedges could be the answer. In fact,

Landscaping may be your best long-term investment for reducing heating and 

cooling costs, while also bringing other improvements to your community.

A well-designed landscape will:

• Cut your summer and winter energy

costs dramatically.

• Protect your home from winter wind

and summer sun.

• Reduce consumption of water, pesticides, and fuel for landscaping and 

lawn maintenance.

• Help control noise and air pollution.

This publication covers landscaping tips to save money year-round; ways that landscaping helps the environment; important climate, site, and design considerations;

Landscape  planning; and tree and shrub selection. You can get additional information on regionally appropriate species from your local nursery and landscaping

experts.

Landscaping Saves Money Year-Round Carefully positioned trees can save up to 25%

of a household’s energy consumption for heating and cooling. Computer models devised by the U.S. Department of Energy predict that the proper placement of only

three trees will save an average household between $100 and $250 in energy costs annually. On average, a well designed landscape provides enough energy

savings to return your initial investment in less than 8 years. An 8-foot

(2.4-meter) deciduous.

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