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Plant guides

Practical advice for growing plants in UAE homes and gardens: AC rooms, desert heat, hard water and villa landscapes. Written by our nursery and landscaping team in Dubai.

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Young flame tree with red and orange blossoms in a nursery potLatest guide
Outdoor Planting

Best Shade Trees for Dubai Gardens

Shade is canopy width, so this guide gives the 5 year spread of 8 trees grown on irrigated Dubai plots and turns each one into square metres of shade.

6 min read · Nov 8, 2026 Read the guide →
Young flame tree with red and orange blossoms in a nursery pot
Outdoor Planting

Best Shade Trees for Dubai Gardens

6 min read

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