TurnKey Outdoor Designs has added pergolas and gazebos to its outdoor living service portfolio, expanding the New Orleans-based company’s offerings to five distinct categories. The addition brings ...

Want to add luxury and functionality to your outdoor living space? A cabana could be a great addition to your backyard. But what exactly is a cabana? It’s a freestanding structure—typically placed ...

In the desert, shade can be hard to come by. Trees for shade demand water throughout their entire lives, so growing for shade becomes difficult and costly. It also takes a lifetime to achieve. In the ...

With warmer weather and longer, sunnier days on the horizon, now is the time to get your yard ready for summer hangouts. If your yard doesn’t have many trees, consider adding shade—both to make the ...

Students will design and build a structure that can block the sun to create a shaded area and will test to see if the shady spot is cooler. Sunlight warms the Earth’s surface. Certain structures are ...

The Tucson sun is relentless. Despite our cloudless skies and abundant sunny days, many of us are reluctant to spend time outside in our yards and gardens due to the heat and brightness. Some shade is ...