We have very little shade. For our potted plants, we bought umbrellas at Dollar Tree and broke the bottom off. When it's too hot and sunny we put them up, in each pot, over the plants.
Container Gardening
Getting Hibiscus Flowers to Bloom
Reasons Container Plants Fail
Caring for Potted Easter Lilies
Protecting Trees and Flowers from Spring Frosts?
Lining Wood Window Boxes
Overwintering a Potted Weeping Willow?