There's nothing like enjoying the outdoors in summer, with beautiful blue skies stretching ahead of you as you enjoy a good book or an al fresco lunch. What you don't want? A side dish of overheating ...

Lots of sunlight and regular watering is all you need to make your garden grow, right? Well, not necessarily. It turns out not all greenery worships the sun: While some plants are liable to wither in ...

Deciding where to plant your garden depends a lot on sun exposure—where the sun hits your yard, and for how long. But shade can be more helpful than you might think, protecting your plants from the ...

Looking for an easy way to add pops of color to your shade garden? Look not further than this pollinator-friendly shrub that offers beautiful yellow blooms.

Tranquility is a hot commodity during a pandemic, and it may be as close as your backyard or patio. No matter the size of your space or your budget, a backyard or patio garden, particularly one that ...

Learn how Heuchera (Coral Bells) provides year-round color and requires low maintenance, with its evergreen foliage, vibrant ...

MIFFLINBURG, Pa. — THIS IS A PAID SEGMENT SPONSORED BY BROOKSIDE ACRES GREENHOUSES Finding plants for a shade area may seem like a difficult task. However, the folks at Brookside Acres Greenhouse show ...

Enjoying the outdoors in San Antonio’s summer is brutally hard unless there’s something providing relief from the sun beating down. There are a range of products to throw some shade, from ...

Plants differ in their adaptability to different growing conditions. Sunshine is one of the most significant factors. We often think of light as being either sunny or shady, but, in fact, there are ...

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 ...

Hard pruning is best done keeping the natural growth cycle of azaleas in mind. The main growing season for azaleas is spring ...

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