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 ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - During the summer heat wave, us Meteorologists would often give advice on what to avoid over-heating. This is actually a serious issue with us, as heat waves are leading ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Want to add some shade to your garden, backyard patio, or deck? Fast-growing shade trees are the answer.

Q: I have just moved into my newly built house and would like to plant some shade trees near the house to help shade it during the summer. The back of the house faces west and takes a beating from the ...

I live in an older home – one built before the widespread use of central air conditioning. And, from my experience over the past four decades, previous generations had a pretty clever way of staying ...

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.