A shady spot provides welcome relief from the summer heat, but it can make growing a beautiful garden a bit more challenging. Take heart: Your landscape may receive more sunlight than you suspect, and ...

Shade-induced changes in the branching pattern of clonal plants can lead to conspicuous modifications of their growth form and architecture. It has been hypothesized that reduced branching in shade ...

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.” ...

Deep and rich colors including spruce, brick or persimmon, and navy may seem like a great way to warm up a room, but Jill ...

You aren't imagining things, those dog days of summer are getting hotter. Longer, hotter heat waves are becoming the norm, and keeping cool in your backyard is becoming more challenging. Higher temps ...

New Giclee art designs are now available for print on shades for table lamps, floor lamps, chandeliers, pendants, lamp sets, and other lighting fixtures. Lamps Plus Giclee custom designer shades are ...

Based on visits from Los Angeles to central Mexico this past winter, there was no doubt that heavily shaded areas of golf courses sustained more turf injury and delayed recovery in the spring. Now is ...

Plants like hostas thrive in shade gardens, which are welcome spots in the heat of the summer. K-State Research and Extension In the summer, shade is a welcomed reprieve on a warm, humid Kansas City ...

Inexpensive wine glasses can become attractive candlelight features on your next dinner party table with the use of vellum paper and tea lights. This idea is not a new one but it's a good one and ...

An international research team has proposed use of a modified version of the tunicate swarm algorithm (TSA) to help PV arrays achieve an improved yield under partial shading conditions. The TSA is an ...

Based on visits from Los Angeles to central Mexico this past winter, there was no doubt that heavily shaded areas of golf courses sustained more turf injury and delayed recovery in the spring. Now is ...