On 28/07/2019 16:13, The Natural Philosopher wrote:


Or even planting some deciduous trees to stop/reduce the solar gain in
summer.

NO. what you need is eaves overhang. Shade when the sun is high, solar
gain in winter



deciduous.. no leaves in winter

you need some bloody big eves overhangs to shade much of a house,
several meters on mine.
It would be easier to fit shutters like they do in sunny countries.