Sitting under the wide canopy of a tree can cool you off on a hot summer day and even lower home-energy costs. If your landscape is treeless, the sooner a new tree grows a shady canopy, the better. A ...

The benefits of trees are boundless. Whether it is the calming aesthetics of a tree-lined path or street, the cooling shade of a looming oak on a summer day, or the joy of watching wildlife shelter ...

Shaded areas in your yard don't mean you can't have beautiful plants and colorful flowers. There are plenty of fast-growing shade plants that effortlessly thrive in shady spots. Picking and choosing ...

Smaller native shade trees will delight you with fragrant blossoms, striking bark and manageable size without overwhelming ...