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 ...

Fast-growing trees can add character and color to your home's landscape relatively quickly, but those varieties often require full sun to add height so quickly. However, there are plenty of ...

When you have a smaller space and still want a shade tree, here’s a list of those that are best suited to our North Texas conditions.

I know for many people, home values have plummeted. One way to keep your home’s value as high as possible, especially compared to the neighboring homes, is to keep the landscape looking its best.

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 ...

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.” ...

Most people would agree that shade trees are an asset, if only for the cool shade they provide when the summer heat is on. Another obvious asset is their natural beauty. Some of the most memorable ...

This intensely hot time of year, I like to remind people how important shade trees are in our landscapes. Now is an excellent time to evaluate your landscape and determine where additional shade is ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's no surprise that a shade tree can cut your energy bill. But a new study documents the ...

A recent study shows that shade trees on the west and south sides of a house in California can reduce a homeowner's summertime electric bill by about $25.00 a year. The study, conducted last year on ...

It's been about half a decade since Darwin lost most of its shade trees in a cyclone. So why are some parts of the suburbs still treeless, barren, and hot? While 20,000 trees have been planted on ...