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 ...

Jacksonville's varied elevations and soil types, including clay, affect how lawns handle heavy rainfall. Trees can help mitigate heat and absorb rainfall, reducing flooding and lowering temperatures.

Choose a small, self-fertile pear variety and plant it in a roomy pot with good soil so it can grow well inside. Give your indoor pear tree plenty of light, a cool rest period, careful pruning, and ...

Few shade trees are as distinctive in the home landscape as birch trees. Their unique bark characteristics, distinctive growth form and graceful delicate foliage are reason alone to feature one or ...

Answer: The biggest challenge is heat gain. During times of extreme heat, the home and its surfaces do not have a chance to shed their heat gain before the sun rises again. When the day starts and the ...

Summers in Boulder are hot and getting hotter. But the large trees that occupy the city’s parks, yards and green spaces can provide a welcome patch of shade for pedestrians, critters and understory ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Any time you’re out in this heat, we are all looking for a little shade to take cover. Some people are lucky and have big shade trees outside their homes. They make a difference!