You can use pex tubes with sprincklers on the roof, one pump takes the water in a well or in a rain water collector, a timer or an appropriate thermometer drives the pump and it goes; water that has not been evaporated comes back by gutters. Now you have the biggests , the cheapest but efficient air conditioner in the neighborhood!
Living trellises can be made with salix as done as webpage -video at the bottom of the page-
Can be used for chicken paddocks and otherwise
Sorry for french language in this page (and my english too )