An informal survey of the landscapes in our neighborhoods might lead to the conclusion that the landscape rules require a phoenix roebelenii, pygmy date palm, to be planted in every front yard. Palm ...

Dana and Timmie McGehee of Mesa consider themselves outdoor people, but not pool people. So when they planned their backyard landscape redesign, they pictured tropical lushness and resortstyle luxury ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Have you recently or in ...

ST. LOUIS — Outdoor living is getting a serious upgrade this season, thanks to a stunning collaboration between Joe’s Market Basket and Slemmer Landscape & Design. The two local favorites teamed up to ...

Summertime brings to mind the tropics, and there’s nothing like looking at some gorgeous tropical plants that you can add to your backyard. One is bougainvillea. For those of you that aren’t familiar ...

With its beautiful, long, pink-tinged leaves, the Hawaiian ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa) is a popular house or conservatory plant. And in warmer zones, this eye-catching evergreen can be grown ...

This year West Hawaii has begun with less precipitation than we need to keep our landscapes healthy, so we again are aware of the importance to have well distributed rainfall. Planting shade trees in ...

Dwarf cabbage palm (Sabal minor) is a small palm that grows its trunk underground. This palm is great for a small space with lots of light. Sara Edelman Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Plant lovers’ ...

The tropics is home to a great many plant species with flamboyantly colorful flowers and foliage. This may raise an eyebrow or two, but perhaps it’s time we temperate climate gardeners toss our ...