If your outdoor space is all sun with little relief, take some inspiration from these cool backyard shade ideas.

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Create a cooler, more comfortable outdoor space.

The Uneeruiqy Wood-Grain Patio Pergola is on sale at Amazon for 14% off, and it's the ideal size for almost any backyard.

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Learn how to build a pergola with these step-by-step designs for shade in your yard, your garden or over your deck. Bountiful sunshine makes our gardens grow, but all living things need a little shade ...

Probably more people have seen them than can name them, those simple, graceful garden buildings featuring vertical columns and an open array of slats overhead, all of it sometimes wreathed in vines ...

Pergolas are having a moment. Yardzen, a landscape-design service, has already had more requests for pergolas this year than they did in all of 2020, according to co-founder and CEO Allison Messner.

The summer is the best time to enjoy your home's outdoor spaces. While the warm weather invites more outside gatherings, it also brings with it heat-blinding sunshine. That's why one of the best buys ...