The dog days of summer are here. This period was defined in 1813 as the time of year "when the seas boiled and all creatures became languid." That's a bit of an exaggeration, but it surely is a time ...

Nothing is more frustrating that having a garden that is under the shade of oversized trees. Granted, those arbors can be awesome but if you want to plant and you are not hot on hostas and ferns, well ...

If you're looking for drama along with plenty of shade, the chocolate mimosa tree may be the perfect fast-growing tree for ...

Eastern redbuds and cherries aren't the only trees with abundant blooms. There's another pretty tree with tons of varieties ...

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 ...

A Google search reveals a definition for shade as “comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight”. In hot West Texas our definition is “shade is a beautiful thing.” ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Spring is just around the corner, green spaces are beginning to wake from their winter slumber, Earth Day and Arbor Day are a little over a month away, and people are ready to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Patience is a virtue, and many trees require it. "Trees, in general, live on a much longer timeline than we do, with many living ...

* What they are: Swamp white oak is a long-lived Pennsylvania-native shade tree that’s a good food source for a variety of moth and butterfly caterpillars as well as a good supplier of acorns for ...

Blackgum Tree Live Plant 12-24 Inches Bare Root Nyssa sylvatica Native Shade Tree for Landscaping Great Deal - Price Match Guarantee Discover the stunning Blackgum Tree (Nyssa sylvatica), a native ...

Here is a Colorado State University list of trees poorly suited to the Front Range because of their invasiveness, tendency to split in windstorms or vulnerability to disease or pests. Colorado State ...

Does your landscape need a shade tree, or do you like some of the decorative small trees? Now is a good time to plant them. The list of recommended shade trees includes live oak, Texas red oak, cedar ...