It seems the green is darker, more vibrant there.

It's 90+ degrees here daily--I'd have to build him some shade and go to the house several times a day to give him fresh water.

I leave the shades up and post rental details in the window.

Will they add shade?

Resist the temptation to use the "shade tree handyman".

My mother's playground was the shade under an old, Conestoga Wagon.

What I see that is to the side of your photo is staining from wetness; if the staining is urine, then you will find that upon refinishing the floors that there will be a darker stained area where the urine was.

Most of my tenants have riding mowers.Trees are great for shade, but I do watch the ones over the houses closely and trim as needed.Again this is my niche, Rich has WAY more experience overall, than I do.

It is forever the currency of the darker alleys and is forever sold as the "storage of real wealth" to the doomed that fall for the bait every time.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Bunker_HuntPolaroid and Kodak got in the same game while the Hunt Brothers were the "Mystery Investors" in gold and silver.The Hunt Brothers ended up as convicted felons who were "almost broke" with about $1MM left of their formerly-vast fortunes, the outcome at retail is why you can't find a Polaroid ANYTHING these days.

Bigger houses I have a light olive green with white trim combo that I prefer.There are many different shades of yellow....Some may be good and others not so good!