Every year gardeners stress over when to install cold-sensitive plants – and with good reason. When I lived in Polk City years ago, nights in early spring were frosty from April 1-14. So it’s wise for ...

Palms are an important group of plants that we use to create a tropical look in our landscapes. May through August is the preferred time to plant palms here because the warm soil will encourage ...

Coastal Virginia isn’t an area of the country most of us associate with tropical gardens, but one can achieve that look with hardy palms. Several have a reliable track record of growing well in this ...

The Christian name “Palm Sunday” for the Sunday before Easter comes from the Gospel of John that reports people cut palm fronds and met Jesus on his way to Jerusalem for the Passover. The Gospels of ...

If you want a tropical look in your landscape, palm trees can provide it. There are many types of palms, and most are easy to grow in well-drained soils and full sunlight. They do not tolerate ...

Did you know that there are four different palm species that are native to the southeastern USA? Of course, there are plenty of different kinds of palms grown in cultivation that are not native. One ...