With the sun out and temperatures on the rise, it’s time to start planning a summer of garden parties, barbecues or just whiling away the weekend outside under the sun. You may be on the hunt for new ...

Believe the experts when they tell you gardening is all about the light. Plant sun-lovers where they can bask in hours of direct rays. But put the shade needy in our hot sun, and it’s burn, baby, burn ...

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Everyone is looking for some backyard shade these days, and the latest sun protection is a tensioned fabric canopy called a shade sail. Versions of these canopies originated in the 1990s in Australia ...

Canopies and shade sails have allowed settings to make full use of outdoor space whatever the weather, says Sue Learner. With the British climate becoming increasingly unpredictable, many nurseries ...

Most shade tolerant plants prefer one of the following conditions: four or fewer hours of full sun (especially morning); dappled sun all day; or high, shifting shade (as you find under tall pine trees ...

A Fresno garden that mixes full shade, partial shade and partial sun plant varieties under a partial tree shade canopy. MARK CROSSE Fresno Bee file Central San Joaquin Valley gardeners often seem to ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. The sprawling limbs of that grand old oak are ...

So this week I decided to give my view of the perfect canopy shade trees that can be planted in positions free of underground infrastructure of powerlines above. Jacaranda mimosifolia would a ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. With the sun out and temperatures on the rise, it’s time to ...