After cutting down some problem trees on her property, Laura Miller realized just how vital shade trees are to keep things cool and save on air conditioning.

A small shady backyard doesn’t mean you can’t have a beautiful garden. Here are small evergreen plants for shade: use them to create your dream garden. These evergreen plants thrive in shady ...

Here are 10 trees that deserve more consideration in the home landscape because of their beauty, adaptability, and wildlife value, according to an expert.

Discover beautiful small trees perfect for tight spaces, offering shade, privacy, and year-round visual interest.

Garden expert Neil Sperry tells us what we need to do to keep our valuable shade trees healthy and happy!

Yoshino cherry trees grow up to about 25 feet square, making them an ideal fit for small shade trees. That's why they're generally propped next to outdoor hardscaping elements, including sidewalks ...

Volunteers from Trees Knoxville plant trees at bus stops to provide cooler wait areas and improve air quality with the "Shade While You Wait" program.

The parking lot project will install nearly 29,000-square-feet of irrigated landscaping with ornamental grasses, shrubs and shade trees. “The trees are coming back,” French said.

Salt River Project will host forums in January on its plans to boost home electric bills 3.5%. SRP also will host events on its free shade-tree program.

• Native trees should grow easily in Southern California, so why are so few of our street trees California natives? • The highest priority is bringing more resilient shade trees to our urban ...

Trees need to be able to access water in the soil to achieve transpiration. Tirachard Kumtanom/Shutterstock How trees keep us cool (and no, it’s not just about shade) Trees reduce urban ...