We are getting ready to plant to. Finally the last frost is gone. Plus my wife does her flowers all over the place. We have the same problem with the front of the house. Faces West and we have no trees. The Back yard is different. As we have a creek out back. So we get shade back there. Currently we have 3 decks. But this year we are turning the one on the side and the front into a wrap-around porch. With a overhang for shade.
Keysor do you use Rain-barrels? These you can set up with the gutters of your house and use them to water plants and gardens with. Plus a host of other things. Saves on your water bill too.