And extension agent Curtis Swift at Colorado State University says people interested in shade planting should also remember something else.

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Some canopies have narrow strips of metal or wood to provide either sunlight or shade, depending on the position of the sun.

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Plant expert Doug Welsh says when you prune a rosebush, crape myrtle or shade tree, first remove dead, broken or diseased parts.

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Madeleine Peyroux says making this record felt good, like opening a shade into sunlight in the morning.

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Then he grew quiet. He opened his eyes and said, "Let us pass over the river and rest in the shade of the trees."

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She put the basket of babies on a blanket in the shade of a chestnut tree.

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Here is a poetic song by Simon and Garfunkel called "A Hazy Shade of Winter."

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They also provide shade from the sun, so they reduce cooling costs in summer.

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"Chiaroscuro" is a method using light and shade as a painterly effect.

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Giotto explored how to represent three dimensional space using light and shade.

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The shade was nice and the tree was easy to climb.

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It does well in areas of eighty percent shade.

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Curtis Swift says shade can help correct these problems.

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Sue pulled the shade down to cover the window.

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They provide windbreaks and shade from the sun.

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Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st: So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

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