Enjoying a sunny day on your patio or in the backyard is one of the best things about summer. Whether you like to relax and read a book or host big family barbecues, we tend to spend more time ...

An outdoor umbrella has but a single job: to provide shade where there is none. It’s easy to gravitate toward the most obvious of umbrella situations—a market or center pole umbrella. They’re ...

If you don’t want to plop a patio umbrella in the middle of your outdoor seating area, a cantilever umbrella with an offset pole is the way to go. I tested seven popular options to find the best patio ...