With this summer’s extreme heat, it might not be surprising to see palm trees thriving in central Ohio. But winters here aren’t as kind to the tropical plants. Just ask half-brothers Ted Berry and ...

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 ...

Yes, that's a banana tree growing in Hylton Hobday's Hampden Twp. front yard. Hylton Hobday's house would blend into Hampden Twp. suburbia if it weren't for his banana tree in the front yard... And ...

When Jim and Dee Meadows returned from their 20th wedding anniversary to Hawaii several years ago, they brought back the beginnings of a perfect poolside garden. Six bare stalks from plumeria plants ...