Garden Center Hours: Mon-Sat 9am - 5:30pm • Sun 10am - 5:30pm

Comfort for Summer: Shade Cloth!

IMG_2773

Looking for some summer relief? Shade cloth easily reduces air temperatures and allows air flow. It can be as easy as tacking a piece to a wood frame or structure. For a more permanent installation, add grommets to the sides every 2ft. and secure to a sturdy frame with sun resistant twine or rope. 

Use it to… 

  • cover newly planted seedlings or gardens 
  • create shade on patios
  • cover pet areas
  • provide shade anywhere it brings relief from the summer sun

It is important to be able to remove shade cloth in case of hurricanes, high winds, or…don’t laugh, snow. Shade cloth is permeable, so water will drip through, but snow like we had a couple of years ago will not. Were it not for the fast thinking (and ladder climbing) of James Gill, our new shade structures would have collapsed under the weight of the snow! 

Our 2 types of shade cloth are 6ft wide, in either 60 or 63% shade, in black or green. It’s sold by the linear foot, so you can buy only what you need. So, don’t let summer’s sun keep you indoors…make some shade! 

See ya soon,

-Debbie Pinkerton

Posted in

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. james says

    Summer is a great time to plant palms, they really appreciate warm soil when planting, more than other plants do, and are more tolerant of the high air temperatures.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Better than your average email.

The Gill Garden News

Sign up for the Gill Garden News, our weekly e-newsletter! Each Thursday at 6pm, you’ll receive the Garden News direct to your inbox, packed with a weekly gardening blog, garden tips, weekly in-store specials, updates about events, and lots more.