Patio umbrellas are fantastic for backyard tables, but have a limited life. Instead of tossing a tattered old umbrella, make ...

Understanding the difference between a canopy, a gazebo and a pergola means you can choose the best structure for your ...

Looking to upgrade your garden space with shelter and style? Discover 10 brilliant attached covered patio ideas that blend design, comfort, and year-round usability.

Perfect for creating an outdoor living space, these structures can also be adorned with climbing plants for additional natural shade and to enhance outdoor aesthetics. Planted Pergolas Planted ...

Pergola With Climbing Plants Transform your pergola into a vibrant oasis by incorporating climbing plants that not only enrich its aesthetic appeal but also provide essential shade during hot summer ...

Add climbing plants that will make you feel like you're living in a fairy tale, like coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens), to your pergola for the ultimate magical vibes and shade in the summer.

The pomegranate plant requires direct sunlight to thrive. The leaves near the base of the plant are being shaded by its upper canopy, which is blocking the light, and appear to be facing away from ...

Credit: Getty Images This climbing fern has brittle woody stems covered in small leafy fronds. The plant can vine up to 90 feet tall into the tree canopy, choking out native plants and creating a fire ...

Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is an annual vine that does best in the mild conditions of spring and fall. This climbing plant doesn't like heat or humidity, with most plants finishing their life ...

3. A “lawn” of moss. The homeowners said they gently blew or raked leaves off and only had to water during severe droughts as their soil was usually moist. Your shaded landscape can be ...

Partial shade allows a larger selection of plants including firespike, ti plant, beauty berry, begonias, ornamental gingers (some spread aggressively), peacock gingers, caladiums, bromeliads, flax ...

Filtered shade (from pine trees and deciduous trees) is perfect for camelias, fringe trees, redbud trees, Asiatic azaleas and bulbs like Narcissus and Lycoris. The typical idea of a Southern ...