K wrote:
P. Alves writes
The only reason why I was making a clean lawn area is because I am
thinking on putting a badminton net and some tables for the summer. The
backyard has more 40 meters to the back, but it is too much of big job
to do all in one go!

Oh, in that case, reserve the best bit for the plants and use the rest
for the lawn!

If it's so hot you need shade, you won't want to be playing badminton,
so the lawn doesn't need the shade.
[...]

We found that outdoor badminton became a game of chance if there was
even quite a slight breeze; so Paulo might like to experiment a bit to
see how kind his local weather is likely to be. Or develop a new
version using tennis rackets and a weighted shuttlecock -- I don't know
why we didn't think of that.

--
Mike.