A solar panel installation in your home can bring all sorts of benefits: lower electric bills, a smaller carbon footprint and even raising the value of your home. But what if your house is surrounded ...

Besides health effects, shade trees also have been shown to reduce the demand on air-conditioning for those who can just go inside on unbearable days. The U.S. Department of Energy, for example, says ...

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 ...

SRP's Shade Tree program is back for the summer, offering customers two free trees for completing an online course.

Fast-growing trees can add character and color to your home's landscape relatively quickly, but those varieties often require full sun to add height so quickly. However, there are plenty of ...

Question: Are there evergreen shade trees other than live oaks that will do well in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in our black clay soils? — T.A., Richardson Answer: Live oaks, although excellent trees, ...