Tag: exposure
Shade Imposes Limitations On Gardening
UNITED STATES—Home gardens are becoming shadier. Modern homes are taller to fit closer together. Modern fences are taller to compensate. Densely evergreen trees and...
Sun Scald Happens Here Too
UNITED STATES—Those who enjoy gardening where winter weather is harsh likely know what sun scald is. It happens late in winter, if exposed bark...
Summer Weather Can Scorch Foliage
UNITED STATES—Severe summer weather is something that we think that we do not need to contend with. It only rarely gets as unbearably hot...
Shade Is Not For Everyone
UNITED STATES—There is no way around it. Just about every garden has some degree of shade. Even low profile single story houses without eaves...
Plants Are Particular About Exposure
UNITED STATES—One of the most important differences between plants and animals is that animals are 'animated', and plants are not. Aquatic plants might float...
Rain On The Shade Parade
UNITED STATES—Modern urban lifestyles are becoming less conducive to gardening all the time. Bigger and taller homes cast larger shadows over smaller garden spaces....
“Revenge” Recap: ‘Exposure’
HOLLYWOOD—So the day has finally come, Emily Thorne has outed herself as Amanda Clarke. So how would the rest of the world respond to...
Humidity And Wind Affect Heat
UNITED STATES—Gardening is not so much fun when the weather gets as warm as it has been recently. It is more comfortable to stay...
Shade Is Not Always Cool
UNITED STATES—Tall Victorian houses make long shadows. Lower ranch houses make shade with broad eaves. Awkwardly big modern homes shade more of their disproportionately...
Harsh Exposure Can Burn Foliage
UNITED STATES—Even though the weather can get uncomfortably warm at times through summer or a bit cool and damp in winter, this is still...