There's nothing quite like enjoying your morning coffee on your patio in the dappled shade. Sadly, this rarely comes to pass, as most shade trees are prone to dropping twigs, petals, fruits, seeds, ...

Fast-growing trees can add character and color to your home's landscape relatively quickly, but those varieties often require full sun to add height so quickly. However, there are plenty of ...

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 ...

Last month we discussed choosing larger shade trees, such as elms, ginkgo, maples, oaks, pistache, sycamores, as well as crapemyrtles and some suggestions for other species to consider (chaste tree, ...

One of the timeless commandments of the plains is that ye shall not cut down a living tree, and I obey this dictate both out of respect to open-country homesteaders and a love of shade.

To properly water a tree in its first year, turn a hose on trickle and lay the end on top of the ground within 6 inches of ...

Lots of reasons spur the planting of new trees, including shade, beauty, bird and pollinator benefits, and trees’ ability to produce oxygen while storing carbon to counteract harmful climate change.