LIFE

Fifty ways of shade

B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 24/11/2013

» Reader Ekachai sent me an email saying that his house faces south. "The afternoon sun is unbearable especially from November 'til May," he wrote. "I would like to grow trees to help shade the garage roof. Unfortunately, there's no place where I can plant trees, as the ground is paved with cement. I heard we can grow trees in big circular concrete blocks. Can I have your comment, please?"