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 ...

Not every corner of the garden is bathed in sunlight all day–but even shady areas, slightly hidden, can have their own charm.

Many gardeners love being outside in their garden on a beautiful sunny summer afternoon. But what if your garden is in a full-sun location and the air temperature is 95 degrees with a heat index of ...

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 ...

In early California life happened beneath the ramada. Native Americans created these brush covered shade structures in the center of every village. Similar arbors were built by the Spanish at mission ...

ShadeFX custom builds structures and retractable shades since no two spaces are the same size and style preferences vary. The ready-to-install systems are often created through collaborations between ...

When it comes to gardening challenges, growing in the shade seems to be one of the most misunderstood. I even know a number of folks who believe having any sort of garden in the shade is hopeless. The ...

When you plant rain garden plants, you do your part for the environment, filtering runoff and protecting groundwater. Pick ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. COLIN CAMPBELL: When you're making a new garden, one of the most important things is the structural ...