One way to create a warm microclimate for early spring or late fall is to put shade trees on the northern side of your garden. This will increase the amount of heat you get from the sun, by absorbing the heat during the day and then emitting it at night. Water also affects the amount of heat or cold in an area.

Can you create a microclimate?

How to Make a Microclimate. ... Choose plants that might benefit from creating microclimates in small pockets of your yard. You might extend your growing season by planting frost tender plants on the south side of your house using the sun and shelter of the building in creating a microclimate for them.

How is a microclimate made?

Microclimates are caused by local differences in the amount of heat or water received or trapped near the surface. A microclimate may differ from its surroundings by receiving more energy, so it is a little warmer than its surroundings. ... All these influences go into "making" the microclimate.