Twenty-percent to 30% shade cloth may not look like it's providing much shade, but when afternoon sun reaches garden vegetables during summer heat, it can provide a few degrees of protection. Tree ...

Over time, you’ll get to know your garden like a close friend. Where the high parts are that dry out, the low parts that are always waterlogged, which parts get early sun, and which beds the squirrels ...

Brian Blake often lectures desert gardeners about watering deeply rather than frequently. But on weeks of intense heat like this one, he says, most rules go out the window. "When it gets to 110 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Don't make the mistake that beginning gardeners make way too often and forget to add shade for your plants when you need to. The hot summer ...

Everyone is looking for some backyard shade these days, and the latest sun protection is a tensioned fabric canopy called a shade sail. Versions of these canopies originated in the 1990s in Australia ...

WILTING PLANTS are a common problem during the warmer months of the year but with adequate care, the effects of the heat can be minimised. Here are five ways to bring your plants back to life in the ...

Lettuce is a cool weather crop, which simply means it will always grow better during the cooler temperatures of spring or fall. It can be planted very early since it can withstand light frost.

LEONIE NORRINGTON: It's the wet season and that means it's so damp and humid you could almost throw your cuttings on the ground and they'll grow. Nothing can die - not of dehydration at least. So it's ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you feel as though some sun on a warm day is nice, but too much is too much, some of your garden plants probably agree. Like people, plants ...

PLANTS require good measures of sunshine and rain to maintain a steady growth but can quickly take a turn for the worst if exposed to extreme weather. Protecting your garden from too much sun is ...