Cities are living organisms — constantly growing, shifting, and reshaping themselves around the people who inhabit them. But not all parts of a city grow evenly. One of the clearest indicators of ...

When warm, sunny days return, many of us breathe a sigh of relief. Who doesn't love the sun? Basking in its rays is one of life's simple pleasures, yet we need shade too and these garden canopy ideas ...

LIVABILITY SCORE TO COMPILE THE LIST. AND NOW TO OUR IMPACT. WEATHER. AS OUR AREA HAS BEEN UNDER A HEAT ADVISORY TODAY AND THE HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND. YOU GOT TO FIND SOME SHADE.

CRITICAL ISSUE. SACRAMENTO’S KATE RILEY PLANTED THE TREE OUTSIDE HER HOME NEARLY 30 YEARS AGO. IT’S ONE OF THE TALLEST TREES ON THIS BLOCK. IT PROVIDES SHADE. IT KEEPS MY LIVING ROOM FRIGID THROUGH ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. I’m pruning the lower branches on some of my trees now. These trees have been ...

Urban trees can lower local air temperatures by 8-12 degrees Celsius in Central European cities, and up to 12 degrees Celsius at pedestrian level through radiation blockage and transpiration. This isn ...

Euclid Shade Tree Commission recently announced it will be formalizing new committees in order to better address Euclid’s urban tree canopy. Jody Lathwell, the commission’s chair, said that she wanted ...

A city agency is replacing palms with oaks along key downtown streets. “We didn’t realize how expensive planting trees could ...