Man creates oasis from smoldering heat

 
By John Sutter
Published: August 4, 2006

No air conditioner, but house stays cool

Bob Waldrop has updated his home to be a fortress against Oklahoma 's blistering summer sun, and he's done it without an air conditioner.

A canopy of mulberry trees, grapevines, sprawling morning glory plants and a towering elm tree strategically shade Waldrop's 1920s, 1,500-square-foot home in urban northwest Oklahoma City , to the point that it's barely visible fro...


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