Home in the Heat

This section is about an Arizona house in the heat, and the small habits that keep a full household livable.

We don't keep a garden, except for basil and rosemary, which grow in pots in the backyard. The backyard is nice and sunny in the morning, and we have no indoor plants. I wrote about the herbs in Basil and Rosemary, and about the morning yard in The Backyard in the Morning. What I can offer besides that is the practical side of a desert summer: shade, blinds, air-conditioning, early hours and knowing when not to step outside. Official heat guidance is cited where I use it.

Start with An Arizona House That Stays Livable in the Heat.

Personal experience and official public-health guidance, not a home-improvement plan and not medical advice.