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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images / Jacky Parker Photography In a perfect world, every plant would have all the sun and moisture it needs. But if your ...

Perennials that thrive in the shade and bloom all summer long are the ultimate gifts from nature—they keep on giving month after month and year after year. Filling your garden with these varieties ...

Silk trees (Albizia julibrissin) are easily spotted around the city with masses of fluffy pinky-red flowers covering the trees. Photo / Gareth Carter If you have thought a shade tree in the backyard ...

I wouldn’t want to stand out in the middle of our yard now until fall without a little extra love and attention. It gets brutal out there. But that’s exactly what we expect out of our shade trees. All ...

With sunshine at a premium in the Northwest, we crave it in our yards to both bask in and grow flowers. As a result, new building lots are often cleared of trees to allow for natural light. Often ...